Egg-Zactly!

Browsing through a farm magazine I had picked up at the farm supply store while accompanying my husband to get feed yesterday, I was drawn to an article on chickens and their egg production.  The article addressed the problem of reduced egg laying in winter. It brought to the forefront the common sense truth (although I never thought of it that way) that while people think the purpose of eggs is for the plate, in reality, eggs are about chicks  and procreation!  So when the days get shorter with less daylight, it is a signal to the hens that winter is coming on and it's not a good time to reproduce!

This innate wisdom, or instinct, we call it, in the animal world is amazing! God put it in all His creatures, the highest of which is man.  Sometimes, though, we are convinced man doesn't display the intelligence God gave us! 

Feeling worn out and under the weather with a sinus problem, I lay down on the sofa for a rest the other afternoon. I don't remember falling asleep, but when I awoke, it was morning! Thinking I was in my bed, I wondered why I had on daytime clothes.  I staggered to the door and looked out at the early-morning light, glancing at the clock to see it was six a.m.  I found Howard sitting at his desk at the computer and asked what he was doing up so early. 

"It's not early, it's late. When will supper be ready?" I heard incongruously!   It was 6:00 o'clock in the evening! The sun was going down, not coming up! What a disconcerting feeling!  No wonder nothing I could think of sounded good for breakfast! What a relief that I could make good old meat and potatoes that tasted delicious.

In today's world, it may be later than we think.  It seems we in the western world have been asleep in our relative comfort and security.  But now we are beginning to wake up. Winter is coming on. Many are buying up disaster food in case of shortages. Even as we call out to God for His mercy on our nation, we know that someday morning will come. Let's be ready when we hear the call, "And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him." Matthew 25:6.