TGN - God is a Faithful Guide - Migration

[JR]

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Tracking God News
Looking for the character and personality of God in His creation.

Issue # 6
Editor: Ron McCluskey mailto:editor@trackinggod.com

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God is a Faithful Guide - Migration
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When I was in grade school, our family lived in Tulelake, California. The lake, along
with other lakes in the Klamath Basin, was one of the major stopping points for water
fowl that were migrating. It was a magnificent site to be able to see hundreds of
thousands of snow geese flying so thick that they looked like a large flying snow bank.

Something that has always been a mystery to scientists is how these birds know
when to leave their current habitat and fly long distances to find a better habitat for
the upcoming change in weather. It is also a mystery how they get where they are
going. While scientists have started to find out how adults follow the pattern by
following other adults that have been there before, they have not even started to
find out how some birds know where to go.

In 'The Shorebirds of North America' R.S. Palmer tells how the adults of many
shorebirds will fly south before the young are ready to go. The young will then
fly south when they are ready. They will end up in the same area as the adults.
Scientists have no explanation of this at all!

In the insect world a similar thing occurs. The monarch butterfly in North America
winters in two places. The western population will migrate to Monterray,
California. The eastern population goes to a patch of forest north of Mexico
City.

However, none of the butterflies that congregate there have EVER been there
before. Yet faithfully, every year, they fly to the same trees that their parents
stayed in the winter before.

How do the butterflies and birds know where to go? How can they find just
the right place that will give them the best chance of being safe during the
cold winter months? To followers of God, the answers are obvious. God
has been leading and directing the lives of His creatures every since He
created them.

Just like the birds and butterflies, we often have 'cold' times in our lives.
God has shown every year with millions of examples that He can be
trusted to lead you to your own place of safety. Please continue to
trust that He will direct you in the right way.

Until next time, may God be with you,
Ron McCluskey
http://www.trackinggod.com

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Ron McCluskey is an emergency room physician and amateur naturalist. Growing up, he studied insects and birds. While he continues to enjoy studying these natural subjects, his interest has grown to include the rest of creation as well.
He has spent over a year doing volunteer work in tropical countries. While there he enjoyed seeing how God's creation gives ample evidence of His intimate knowledge and care for His nature.