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Have you ever watched a bird sleeping on its perch
and never falling off? How does it manage to do this?
The secret is the tendons of the bird's legs.
They are so constructed that when the leg is bent at the knee,
the claws contract and grip like a steel trap.
The claws refuse to let go until the knees are unbent again.
The bended knee gives the bird the ability to hold on
to his perch so tightly.
From sleeping birds we can learn the secret of
holding things which are most precious to us --
honesty, purity, thoughtfulness, honor, character.
That secret is the knee bent in prayer,
seeking to get a firmer grip on those values which
make life worth living.
When we hold firmly to God in prayer,
we can rest assured he will hold tightly to us.
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But if from there you seek the LORD your God,
you will find
him
if you look for him with all your heart
and with all your soul. When you are in distress
and all these things have happened to you,
then in later days you will return to the LORD your God
and obey him. For the LORD your God is a merciful God;
he will not abandon or destroy you
or forget the covenant with your forefathers,
which he confirmed to them by oath.
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
I sought the LORD , and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.
Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Fear the LORD , you his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD .
Psalm 34:4-11
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always.
Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
Psalm 105:3-5
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