Doves

This afternoon I was sitting in my front yard reading my bible. I looked up in a tree across the street and I saw two doves. They were beautiful. As I sat watching them I began to reflect on doves in the Bible.

I thought of the passage in Genesis where the dove brought back the twig to Noah. Showing Noah that hope was near.

In Genesis 15 during the covenant agreement with Abraham, God instructed Abraham to have a Dove, left whole, beside the sacrifice.

In the baptism of Jesus, a dove was used to describe the falling of the Holy Spirit.

Here God has used them to show hope, promise and His presence. As I reflect this season of life these two doves brought me comfort. They showed me that there is hope, that His promises will be fulfilled and He will be with me.