March 20th, 2010
The “Resurrected” Chickens
The “Dead” Birds???
Last night we hunted high and low for our four bantam chickens, but we couldn’t find them anywhere! My son and husband spent simply ages (until the torch battery went flat) searching under the bushes, in the Sheoak grove, in the chookhouses, in the back yard, under the grapevine and even in the compost heap, but they were nowhere to be found. Sigh! We really don’t seem to have luck with orphaned chickens.
Then, my daughter came in this morning and said that she had found two of the bantam chickens – dead, alongside the fence in the goat yard – ripped to pieces. Oh, no! This was so heart-wrenching for me, as we had them in the laundry in a box and fed, watered and nurtured them for ages before we released them back into the confines of the bantam house in a smaller cage so that they didn’t get picked on.
This afternoon we had friends here for lunch, and when we went outside to bid them farewell, there were two bantam chickens in the back yard of the house. Um. Yeah, who let the chickens out? Have I confused you, yet, for I sure was confused by this stage in time???
My son thought that my daughter must have let the bantam chickens out to have a peck around, but when he questioned her, she said that she hadn’t let them out, so confusion reigned here for a while until we looked at the “dead chickens” next to the goat yard fence. It wasn’t a dead bird at all – it was a bird’s nest. I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief, as I was beginning to think that these chickens were the missing ones.
My son went down to the bantam house and brought the other two bantams up to the house yard, and they were reunited once again. It’s no wonder that there is joy and rejoicing in heaven when the sheep that has gone astray is found, for we left the bantams that were not lost, and we found the two that were “lost”. Imagine the rejoicing in heaven over one lost soul who repents of their sin.
After writing this blog post, I went out into the back yard to try to take a photo of the bantam chickens, but they were nowhere to be found. Sigh! Not again. I enlisted the aid of my son, and together we found them, and I managed to snap a quick photo before they disappeared into the dense foliage of our back yard, AGAIN! Praise God that He kept them safe last night!
These Bible verses have such special significance to me, now.
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18: 11-14
I am a daughter of the King of Kings, seeking to live a godly life and mirror the love of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
So glad you found them!
Thanks for your encouraging comment on my post today, too.
Hi Ruby,
So am I!
You’re very welcome – it is throughout the sad times as well as the great times that our faith is strengthened in God, and it helps us to grow as Christians.
Our power is going to be off for three hours tomorrow morning, so it will be very quiet here!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥
Oh my goodness, thank god it was just a bird’s nest, LOL I am glad they were found too.
Hope you get your power back soon.
(((hugs)))
Katia
Hi Katia,
I praise God that he is keeping our bantam chickens safe, as they are impossible to find come nightfall.
Our power was restored just after 11:00 am.
Have a great week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥
What a gracious God we have. You’re right, Jillian, it is a beautiful picture of God’s love for us. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
Hi Mrs BB,
You’re very welcome!
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥