Jill challenged me to research the references and significance of ‘deer’ in the scriptures. I never turn down a challenge without at least giving it a try so here are my thoughts on the subject.
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Who can watch a deer in the wild and not be moved by its gentle , graceful beauty ?!
The very first reference to deer in the bible is in Gen. 49:21 in Jacob’s prophecy to his sons. About Naphtali he says, “He is a deer let loose, he gives goodly words.” (Gen. 49:21)
Naphtali means ‘my wrestling’ signifying a struggle in Naphtali’s life yet the blessing bestowed on him promises a prevailing victory and freedom!
Obviously to be like a deer is a good thing, and if a deer could talk, its words would be gentle and kind and full of goodness!
What does it mean to be like a deer?
It means to be sure footed !!
In Psalm 18:33 it says “He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on my high places.”
A deer is so sure of foot, it fears not the high craigy places of its mountain home.
There is an interesting turn of phrase in Psalm 18:33 - “and sets me on my high places”.
A deer is so sure footed he does not look down when he runs ; his head is held high and he looks far ahead – as though he trusts something or someone else to ‘set’ his feet in secure places.
Is that not what God promises us?
Psalm 37:23 says “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and He delights in his way….”
Let us be like the deer --trusting that God is placing our feet in secure places…. Knowing that no matter what comes into our life, God is ordering our steps and we can keep our eyes lifted up – gazing into His face never fearing that our foot will slip!
Not only is the deer sure footed but it is a joy to watch it leap!
Isaiah 35:6 declares "the lame shall leap like a deer" in a time when God’s kingdom rules.
I love to watch a deer leap…..it seems to leap over gravity itself.
I have watched them bound up to a six foot fence , stop, look at it and then effortlessly elevate into the air over the fence and land ever so lightly on their feet on the other side!
Would that we could be like deer when obstacles block our life path. That we would stop, look, then trusting God to make a way through - simply allow His strength –in us- to lift us up and over the difficulty that threatens to overwhelm us or stop us in our tracks.
To be like a deer means to be loving.
To watch a mother doe with her fawns is a beautiful thing, and the bible uses the deer to speak of marital love.
In Prov. 5: 19 the words “as a loving deer and a graceful doe” refer to the satisfying love between a man and his wife.
Song of Solomon carries this theme in 2:9, comparing the woman’s lover to a stag. Has any king ever worn a crown as magnificent as the antlers of a buck? How regally he carries himself, every step proclaiming his royalty!
I smile when the young bucks walk across my back yard. Even when their antlers are barely showing they already hold their head with pride imitating the high stepping gait of a mature buck.
We are children of the most high….and proclaim our royalty best when we love one another – with respect and tenderness , recognizing that the love between a man and a woman is the picture God has chosen to picture His love for the body of Christ!
An important aspect of being a deer is its thirst and need of water.
In Psalm 42:1 David says, “As the deer pants for the water brook, so pants my soul for You, O God.”
Deer tend to feed near water and if they are sick they will lie near water, knowing it is the most important thing they need.
If forced to go without water for any length of time their thirst is intense and they will long for water, searching for it until they find it.
When we find ourselves in a dry place, do we know where to go? Do we seek the living water - the only thing that will quench our thirst? When we have not drunk deep enough of God’s life giving word, do we recognize our thirst and hurry to find fresh water like the deer? Or do we reach for other things to quench our thirst: the medicine cabinet, entertainment, the pursuit of financial gain, food, new toys, the remote control, sports, anything - except the One who alone has the ‘living water’ that will satisfy us?
The last verse in Song of Solomon speaks of the Shulamite woman’s longing for her love…. “Make haste my beloved and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.”
Do we run like a deer, into the arms of God…ever seeking Him, longing for Him, thirsting for Him?
“Thank your, Lord, for your magnificent creation and especially for the deer that teaches us in such a beautiful way to trust You and seek You for all we need and desire!”
81 comments:
A beautiful post Julie! I want to be like the deer that seeks and finds the water, the living water, when I am dry. I want to know when I am in fact dry before it's too late, too!!!
I enjoyed seeing the pictures of the new twins to set the frame for the post.
My mother knows me well enough to know I would never, ever in a million years get a real tatoo! "Honor your mother and father." I look for ways to bless my mother, and a tatoo certainly would not do that! But it is fun. One time I got a clip on nose ring and wore it to see my grandpa just to give him a hard time. Oh the look on his face and the scoffing I got! I could barely keep a straight face and took it off after less than a minute. I thought it was hilarious. Him, not so much!
I did have a lovely time, and am safely home. I am glad to get to catch up on reading your blog. I get so much from each one!
Julie- You rose to the challenge and out did yourself. Won't it be a blessing that each time we see a deer we will think of the "dear" deer scriptures! thanks for doing teh research.
I stumbled across your blog while doing a google search on the word "sure footed". I have been blessed by your write up. God bless you indeed. Thanks for sharing.
This is awesome. I came across your page while researching the name Naphtali. I am currently pregnant and considering the name for my daughter. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the blessings of Naphtali.
I was googling "sure footed as a deer" as well because I was doing my quiet time this morning. I had an idea what it meant but your blog post really opened my eyes to a wider definition of it. God bless you dear Julie, its women like you who set the example for younger women like me on the kind of heart we ought to have.
Thank you very much for your insight into the significance of the deer in the Bible. I feel led to share this with you:
Three weeks ago I lost my baby due to miscarriage. I've been finding it difficult to feel close to God...hard to find comfort in him.
I have lived in the country for a couple of years and have NEVER seen a deer in my backyard. However, a week after losing my baby I was crying on my bed, calling out to God. I then looked out my window and saw a deer with it's doe eating under my apple tree. The grief imediately went away and was replaced with peace and comfort as I watched them.
A week later I was driving home from worship practice. It had been very emotionally difficult to be in public and worshiping God through my pain. When I drove in the yard, there was a deer again. I parked the car and we stared at each other for a period of time.
This morning I was feeling alone and not motivated to do anything. I went up to my bedroom again to weep on my bed and cry out to God. As I wept, I again looked out my window to see a deer under my apple tree. And again my pain was replaced with peace and comfort. I am now certain that God is sending these deer to me, each week since the loss of my baby, to bring comfort and give me encouragement to continue to trust in him.
thankyou soo much..my name is sibya ..derived from
the Hebrew name Zibiah (king Joash's mother in the old testament).i was searching for the meaning of my name
and found that it means a deer/roe..your article on the
biblical emphasis of a deer in the Bible has made me aware of what God wants me 2 be...thankyou :)
This is a thought provoking post, Julie. MAy your oil never run dry.
I stumbled upon your blog while searching for the deer references in the bible. My 20 yr.old granddaughter has been having dreams with a deer in them. I wanted to give her a scriptural picture of the meaning of the deer. I was thrilled with all that you posted here. I'm excited to share the info with her.Thank you for sharing...
This morning I went on a walk at a trail near my home, for exercise but more so just to clear my mind and speak a few words to God. Well, nearing the end of the walk I was done talking and was waiting for an answer when off to the side of the trail I saw a deer, and it me. As I walked past it lifted up it's head and paid attention to my passing, even after I passed and looked back I noticed it still watching me, moving forward from where I saw it. When I got him I looked up 'deer in the bible' and was directed here to realize that the verses and words here are my answer. Particularly the intro where Gods promise of Naphtali's victory and freedom amidst a struggle and trusting that God will make us of sure foot and set us in high places are mentioned. Just wanted to thank you for your post, it was exactly what I needed to see today.
Thank you Julie!
It's a total God thing that I clicked on your blog and how it spoke to me. I am the Fellowship of Christian Athletes President at Carson Newman College and after one of our meetings, one of my other leaders told me to go up and see what I can find on what a deer represents. She told me this for she said that she had a vision or dream of a deer and how it was a vision about me. At first I was kind of indifferent. One because I am a 21 year old male (What male wants to be called a deer. We prefer more manly things like a lion.) and two it just caught me off guard. I didn't understand why God laid that on her heart but now after reading your post I am glad he did. Thank you for being submissive in following the Spirit and he will surely reward you. For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory. 2 Corinthians 4:17 You are having eternal weight and glory and I just wanted to let you know that.
Thankfully,
Byron Bell
Thank you for doing the work! I have been on the search for the spiritual/Biblical significance of the deer as the Holy Spirit continuously brings the deer to my attention. SO GOOD! Blessings-
Melanie Golden
This was great! I have felt tired and weery lately spiritualy and physically. I think God wanted me to read this today and the two deer that i just spotted in my back yard near the lake has inspired me to continue to seek GOD and find the water that my body longs for. At this moment, I am feeling infinite love and gratitude.
Great post. Was just looking for biblical significance of deer when I found your blog!
Lastnight before I fell asleep. I was praying. As I prayed I saw a brown deer with white spots. It walked in a beautiful tall grass field. I thought it was a vision to bring peace. The next morning I was watching the news and to my amazement they were showing my vision!! The color of the field, the same species of deer.... I knew I had to look up what god was trying to tell me. I landed on your sight and it fit my circumstance to a "T" thanks for sharing your sight. It blessed me so much today!!
I happened to chance upon your post when I was looking up the significance of the deer in the Bible. Been most timely.. Thanks for your encouragement!
Thanks for your explanation. A few years ago through Divine inspiration I was led to read Psa 18 and this verse always puzzled me. I read that psalm when I was down and out and really depressed. I have seen God's hand at work in my life. Today I wanted to review that psalms and especially verse 33 and came across your blog. Thank you for posting. It has blessed me and given me further insight into what God wants to do in my life. Be blessed and continue writing.
A young deer came about 3 feet to me today. I had no food for it. It just came. I felt so much love and admiration for the animal, and I felt so joyous and at peace.
I have been thinking about it a lot and I was very happy to come across these Bible verses. The experience of coming so close to the deer seemed spiritual in some way.
'Had a tough day at work and came out of my school building late in the evening in a rough area to go home, when I saw a deer right by my Suburban standing...almost guarding me while I got to my car. I knew it was prophetic, so looking for meaning, I came upon your post. Isn't God always faithful to strengthen us...victory and freedom, leaping over fences with ease! I'm so thirsty for His refreshing everlasting waters.
Thanks for your blog, Julie.
This evening in the dark on the freeway I had an encounter with a deer.
The freeway had been filled with lights from cars, then I passed through a dark patch and suddenly the deer appeared in front of my van like it had been waiting for me.
It stood as if frozen in place like a statue with its front legs in the left lane and hind legs in the right lane. If I would have had my window down, I could have grabbed its tail as I drove by.
Instead, instinctively I swerved to the right to miss it, then wondered if I was going to lose control of the van. But God had already reminded me ahead of time that tonight I needed to reduce my speed. It was deer hunting season and for this reason I was able to bring the van safely back onto the road.
This encounter happened at a crucial time in my life. I am about to make a major move and moments before the deer appeared my thoughts were centered on the future and my financial provision.
Sensing that there was a connection between the deer, my thoughts at the moment, and my situation, I began to ask God why the deer was frozen in the middle of the road where I could not miss seeing it. In fact I would have hit it, if my instincts had not kicked in.
God is in control of everything that enters my life so what did the deer symbolize? What was God telling me through this encounter?...if anything.
First I did a Bible search and discovered 1 Kings 4:22-24 where the deer is called a "roe" and is identified as "provision" for Solomon.
That rang a bell since provision was my concern at the very moment I had encountered the deer.
Then a googled "deer Bible symbol" and came across your blog. You wrote, "Let us be like the deer --trusting that God is placing our feet in secure places…. Knowing that no matter what comes into our life, God is ordering our steps and we can keep our eyes lifted up – gazing into His face never fearing that our foot will slip!"
God was indeed ordering my steps right around the deer keeping me safe, yet placing the deer frozen in its tracks in my path so I could not miss the message--assuring me that He was ordering my steps and leading me in my plans to move.
When He led me to your blog, I discovered that God has used the deer to impact the lives of others also.
What a truly awesome God He is!
Kay
i am one of those who stumbled upon your blog after a google search and just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
i had a vivid dream about deer and this is where, I believe, God has led me to.
Thank you for sharing and many blessings!!
Thank you so much for this blog post. I have turned my life over the will of God and have been noticing certain animals in my morning run in the park and saw a doe and her fawn - the sight stopped me dead in my tracks and felt so peaceful and filled with grace. Your blog post captured what I was looking for so eloquently ... thank you.
Beautiful post! This really spoke to me today!
Bless you,
Gerrid
My wife just lost her father - barely 9 months after losing her mom to cancer. It has been a struggle. The other day she was letting the dog out in the back yard and two young fawns were laying in the grass next to the house - just looking at my wife. She said to me - "I felt like that was God telling me Mom and Dad are together again - and they are happy and at peace in the presence of the Lord." I am convinced this is the case !! Blessings!
Thank you for this revelation. It gives me a good insight about my vision. If you don't mind i like to share this to our church.
Thank you for sharing this information with me and everyone else fortunate enough to happen upon your sight. I've been going through a difficult period but as I wrote on my debut novel "Revelations" each day a few deer would walk across my back yard. Sure footed and graceful to remind me to stay on course and trust in God. I did and still do. The book is done and as I await a response from literary agents, I prayed yesterday morning and when I returned home after a meeting in town. My son said, "Mom two bucks came to our nack yard today." I said, "Wow, I'm sorry I missed them." "Oh Mom, they are still out back. It's like they waited for you."
I went to the window and they were gracefully seated in the back yard along the fence. Calm and serene. The deer stayed for another hour and left before the rain came.
Today I found your lovely message and know that God has been sending me a message via these graceful deer. Be calm and sure footed, Trusting in God to guide my feet on this journey. ARDean
Thanks Julie for sharing on the significance of the life of a deer. This has helped my understanding of all the scriptures featuring deer........God bless you.
thank you for this post.
God brought to my mind the word "does" and I went to look up the meaning and realized that a doe meant a female deer.
I found your blog next and this post has brought comfort to me, knowing that God wants me to be like a deer, sure footed and trusting in Him.
I read through the testimonies of comments left behind and I believe God is working through this post to speak to many.
Thank you. God bless.
After reading the post concerning deer. My 3 encounters mean peace and comfort and keep striving and depend on God.
After reading the post concerning deer. My 3 encounters mean peace and comfort and keep striving and depend on God.
Thank you so much. You explained eloquently what I was searching for. GOD BLESS YOU WITH MANY MORE PEARLS
Thank you for leaving this post up. On Monday, two different people gave me the verse about Naphtali and the sure footed deer and said they believed that these were passages the Lord wanted to speak over me. Given that they both were about deer, I wanted to do a little research to help my understanding. Your post was really encouraging. So glad I found your blog. Blessings! Kathleen
While at my church I was worshipping and while my eyes were closed. ..I saw a deer and he was drinking water from a river and while he was drinking. ...there came a lot of birds soaring in the sky...and I was just was so happy. ...so I came across your blog and I thank you for your research of the word...and the comments from the reader about Solomon and how the doe was a sign of provision. ..since today is tithers sunday at my church. ♥
God Bless You for this post! I am in a difficult time with many troubles and questions. I sought the Lord in prayer and through communion and when I finished I came out to see Three deer feeding right up close to the house next to the living room window. I felt it was a sign from the Lord but was unsure exactly what it meant so I googled deer symbolism in the Bible and found your post. It spoke directly to my heart and eased my fears. The Lord used your post to speak to me today! May you be richly blessed!
Hi Julie! Loved this post! Thanks off sharing your gifts and talents to write and inspire! Googled and found this post when pondering the symbolism of a deer:) would love to post some of your blogs on a website called overfiftyandfab. We also have a face book page overfiftyandfabulous . Both are geared towards Christian women over fifty. Our desire is to inspire and minister with our words. Please contact me privately if this is something you might consider. -Paula
This was a beautiful read for me this morning. Praise God!! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this post! I had a dream about a deer, in the wilderness, I was laying down on my stomach and the deer came and laid down on my back and put its head right on my shoulder. It was very peaceful and joyful and vivid. I searched out symbolisms of deer and meanings in dreams and then in the bible. I have been having many struggles and doubts regarding faith lately (is Jesus the one and only way or is there a more universal faith/path...or is it all just wishful thinking.....) and your blog post brought a beautiful meaningful perspective to me at a most needed time. Thank you, your research and writing have helped keep me on a more spiritual path rather than giving in to the doubts. I hope to be as sure footed as a deer one day.
Awesome, I needed this, this morning. God bless you!!!!
A wonderful lesson from the life of a deer. i was blessed by it. For two days it has been on my mind to see the lessons from the life of a deer after reading Psalms 18:33 and my thought ran through psalms 42:1. may God make my feet like the feet of a deer and make me continually pants after Him like a deer.
martin I
Thank you, throughout the Bible the deer is reference, this morning in reading Habakkuk 3:17-19, it was time for me to search out the meaning of the deer. Thanks for accepting the challenge. Awesome!
This is wonderful and so timely for me..I'm getting married and have recently re committed myself to God. Thanks be to Him. I feel he speaks to me in my prayer time. And I kept hearing "surefooted" your interpretation and the scriptures accompanying them help bring to light what I feel the Lord is speaking to me for my life. Also big big time...love and forgivness. Not just for others but for myself. God bless you!!!
"Lord, I pray for this child of yours who is about to be married. Thank you for drawing her to yourself... I pray that she will be strong and 'sure-footed' along the path you have laid before her. May your joy be her strength and the fountain of her testimony to others. Open the windows of heaven above her and pour out your blessings upon her.. bless her coming in and going out - and bless her marriage, may it be bound with cords that cannot be broken. In your love, I pray amen."
The Lord is so faithful and what a beautiful way to start my New Year.As I am staring out into the dark of the morning in the blanket of white snow I see an imagine out of the corner of my eye. It is a deer. Walking surefooted on the ice and snow covered road. I gasp and take in the picture before me and say Oh Lord if only I had my camera and could capture this moment. As I am still in awe of this beautiful doe and the grace and surefooted way she is walking on the snow I see another and another and another. I am filled with awe and don't want to move in the window that I might frighten them. In all there was 5 of them. They were there for this short moment and disappeared behind the hedge and then, there they were in my front yard, all 5 coming back. I gasp again at the beauty of all 5 of them walking through the darkness and snow. They all went around to the back yard and I can slightly see them leaping the fence with ease into the neighbors yard. So I ask the Lord what does 5 mean and also Deer. Well at 5 A.M on Jan 1, 2016 I learn that 5 represents the meaning of grace. There were 5 deer and at 5 am, oh my, my heart is filled with Joy. The Lords grace will carry me and lead me through this year "surefooted" and that He has ordered my every step. Happy New Year and may the Grace of God carry you through this year. Thank you.
P.S. I would like to add that I don't live in an area where you would see deer very often.
Veronica, thank you for sharing your experience! What a beautiful blessing with which to start the new year! May the Lord's blessings be yours throughout 2016.
Beautiful, we live in Colorado now having journeyed to Hawaii for a time, long story. So just this morning, new years day...we have deer just outside the window. I sent pix to my good freind of them and she returned with our blog! This is so amazing. The Bible does indeed show them as gentle loving creatures. I believe them to be our guardian angels, by which GOD shows me HIS presence and daily protection. Yes, I know they are just deer, but to me HIS message is as the birds in the air He watches us,everyone and cares for us much more than birds or deer. How glorious is HE and he creation shouts His glory!
Thank you. I had a dream about deer and it was such a blessing to find this post. It was just what I needed to hear.
I had a dream 2 years ago....or more just a voice in the night that would wake me up with a whispered "fawn" i was so confused as to what it meant. Ive been infertile my entire adult years, and a baby is something ive wanted so bad. As im approaching my late 30s i keep trying to put the thoughts behind me trusting that God has something bigger and better in mind for me than a baby. But i don't have peace when i try to say goodbye to my dreams.I KNOW Im sopossed to become a mom, no matter how many doors keep shutting. Anyway i know the baby will be a girl named "Fawn", so i googled why the name would be from God, and this came up, i believe its no accident. I love how God meets us right where we are at! Every woman who came upon this post was meant to and God made us all see what He wants for us to see. So the meaning speaks differently per person! God is ALWAYS faithful!
Thank you for sharing your dream about Fawn and I appreciate your thoughtful comments ... God IS always faithful and I pray that the longing in your heart-that I believe HE put there- will be satisfied with His answer soon . Sending you a warm hug ... julie
I had a dream of deer & looked for the biblical significance of them I'm glad I was led here.Wonderful. Thank you
I had a dream with three prominent things snow,deer and a wolf.The first was a herd of dear in a snow covered back yard. Second, a Wolf who came and scattered the herd. However one massive doe stayed behind standing tall. The wolf went for her throat but couldn't jump that high. When the herd was safly away she galopped off. Then my dream focused itself back in my living room I looked to someone and said nothing about the scene. But I tried to explain that the end was near biblically speaking whether the end of life in death or as spoken of in revelation. With that comment being mentioned in my dream I couldn't help but look up the representations of the three prominent things.Thank you and please pray for our preasent, pasr and future missionaries.
I was taking a morning prayer walk this morning and came across a solitary deer. I was keen to know the biblical significance of the deer (Psalm 42 came to mind) and a search of 'deer biblical meaning' took me to your blog and of course found the answer! Thank you very much and may the Lord bless you
Really enjoyed reading your post...I feel the wisdom of the Holy Spirit in your words...God bless you!
wonderful piece here .God bless you , i have had everything i needed to know from here.God richly bless you and continue to use you..
I loved all the wisdom you shared here. I will soak it in, in the days to come. I was blessed to find you blog post!
I too was blessed to find your post this morning. Just looked out our front windows and there were SEVEN deer just across the street! I've never seen that many together. I believe God brought them to reassure me this morning. How sweet to be His child!
I'm going through a particularly difficult time in my life, this post, this mini bible study has brought such peace to my heart! Thank you for sharing this and God Bless you!
So humbling.About 2yrs .ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was frightening, however I put my trust in God to see me through it, I tried not to stress too much,well after my surgery to remove the tumor I started chemotherapy. The fist day of my treatment I was taking my seat and the nurses where shocked to see a buck standing right there,right in the window,righ where I was sitting!They said that has never happened! So I now know that God was watching out for me and telling me to stay focused on Him and I will get through it, and I did:)GOD IS GOOD!
Dear 'Unknown' ... how lovely that you are not unknown to the Lord ... and I am rejoicing with you that our Healer saw you through a scary time .. and encouraged you with a 'sign' of His loving presence! hugs to you, julie
Thank you for your post. I am a home health hospice aide/cna. While taking care of my lady on an especially gloomy day, a buck appeared at the end of her wooded driveway. What a magnificent site. We were in a room where there is a window of probably 10 ft wide, and 8 feet high; his deer did not move as I moved around the room. When he was gone from sight, I whispered into my lady's ear about the beautiful buck who came to check up on her. She had the most radiant smile! Your post has been shared with many people after this wonderful lady went to the most beautiful 'nature preserve' she could ever imagine.
blessed, Barb
Thank you, Barb. you blessed me today ... and I pray a special blessing on your hospice ministry .. having just lost my mom recently who died in an amazing hospice I sooooo appreciate the love and care of hospice nurses/aides. Thank you!
Through a series of unfortunate events, I find myself living on a homestead that has been in our family for generations. I recently hired a local farmer to till an area for a potager. It felt so wonderful to clear all of the weeds and have a blank canvas to use for a garden. The following morning I saw a doe and her fawn standing near the edge of the little plot of land. How fortunate for me to visit your blog to learn they brought a message to trust in God's provision.
Your homestead sounds like a treasure ... I'm sorry that it was unfortunate events that brought you there...but thankful with you that we have a greater treasure in our God who so loving provides all we need, including a word of encouragement or comfort. Blessings to you... with a hug.
Hi Julie, am so blessed to come across your blog, when searching for the meaning of deer,as I had read that if I lived in the days of Y'shua my Hebrew name would have been Zibiah, meaning deer. I had been disappointed on hearing that, as I didn't understand it's meaning, but now, having read your blog I am totally delighted!Thank you, and bless you!
Oh .. I loved your comment, Tina! and I am so happy you now love your 'Hebrew name'. That is very special .. and blessings to you and yours ! love, julie
Thank you Julie for the piece.I'm Brian.I have a friend of mine, gifted in prophecy, who came to me and referred me to Habakkuk 3:19.It states about the a deer's surefootedness and being safe on mountains.I decided to google the biblical significance of the deer and I found this.So reassuring. God bless you!
What a beautiful post thank you Julie. I have been searching for next steps in my life. Whilst out walking I saw a deer. God reminded me of the beautiful scriptures you refer to and that I was like a deer. I felt a bit disappointed as I am on the timid side and need to step into new things.
Your post has reminded me that it is God who strengthens us to leep when we look to Him rather than down at our feet focusing on the steps. Feeling blessed by your post. Thank much gratitude.
Aww.. Linda , thank you for your comment ! and being 'timid' can be a strength, not a weakness. It keeps you aware of how much you need the Lord, and as Paul says... it is in our weakness that He is strong ! May the Lord bless you with His joy and confidence and make your steps sure !
Julie, Thank you so much for your post! God continues to show me that He is with me. It started several years ago in the wee hours of the morning. I was praying seeking God's guidance on my life. I felt drained and completely tapped out. While I was praying I asked God to show me that He is with me. By this time it was about 3am. I was about to drive across a bridge I had traveled several times before and never noticed any thing like what I saw that morning.
A buck standing in the middle of the road right at the begin of the bridge. Right in the middle! I immediately slowed down to a stop and looked. He turn and looked up at me and held his stare at me. In that moment, I knew God was answering me. Every since then when I felt like giving up or just experiencing some challenging or glorious situations I think of that morning and just began to give God Thanks!
I believe God was letting me know that He is right in the middle of my path. It was like He was saying before you go any further (cross over) I want you to know I am standing with you. You are not alone. So, whether I am coming or going He is right there. He is with me always. Just as He promised in His work to never leave us or forsake us --He is the promise keeper!
We recently moved into a new home. About week after I let our dog out on the back porch only to run back to her, because she was barking franticly. When I reach her I looked up and there was a family of deer in my back yard. They looked up at me and the my loud dog for a moment. In that moment I can't tell whether the dog was still barking or not. I just immediately know that God was letting me know that there are more for me than those against me. Realizing this shifted my mood and reminded me that He is with us and He will take care of us.
Thank you for sharing this!
-S
Hi Julie: I came across your blog by doing a google search for "Deer in scripture". I had awakened and started to log in to work from home.
As I was getting logged in for work I saw a herd of over 15 deer passed through my yard and took their time grazing. I had just thought that for today I would not listen to messages by various respected ministers on YouTube today like normally do.
I had an impression that my time with the Lord today should be from what I read in the Word or hear otherwise while being quiet. No sooner than I had that thought the deer started coming through the yard. At first there were three, then four then more until over 15 deer had passed through the yard and taken their time grazing.
I tried hard to remember what my Pastor Bonnie Chavda (Chavda Ministries Internation") told us about the deer at our yearly "Daughters of the Lion Women's Retreat” that was held at “Myrtle Beach a few years back. Since I could not remember I decided to see what I could find on the internet – so I “Googled” Deer in Scripture and this lovely devotional came up. I was PEARLS IN A NUTSHELL - The "Godly Words" of a Deer were so special to me. Thank you for your blog.
Marian - North Carolina
awww... thank you, Marian ! you made my day ... may the Lord bless you with all His abundance!!
Hi Julie,
What an awesome post! I saw myself petting a white deer in my dream last night and therefore while searching for the meaning of this symbolism I came across your blog. Your post lifted my heart and presented a glowing insight, especially now that Christmas is near. May your pen always grace the pages.
Merry Christmas, Beth.
Thank you, Beth, and I wish you - and all my other commentors, a very blessed, Merry Christmas and a new year filled with the goodness of our Lord !
Wow, this whole word blessed me so much! I had a vision last night, very short but I plainly saw a small herd of deer grazing in a field. I l was looking up the prophetic meaning when I saw your blog. I have had a sore foot for a year now. (plantar fasciitis). Igoes away in most people. But I cant seem to get rid of it. So what blessed me the most was your reference to Isaiah 35:6 "the lame shall leap like a deer". Just seeing this gives me hope for healing. I am so tired of hurting, but I really believe my healing is coming.😏
Thank you for taking the time to comment .... I stand with you in prayer for your healing ! Our God is an awesome God !!
Oh Julie, your writing blessed me so much today!! Yesterday I was bike riding along the D & R Canal in NJ when I saw a deer in the canal. It was standing very still near the edge with the water up to it's neck. I got off my bike and looked at it, and it looked back at me barely moving. It was an intense moment as though it was trying to speak to me. I sensed that something was wrong and called the Park Authority and they sent an officer out. By the time he arrived, the deer was on the far side of the canal, with it's head resting on a rock, and most of its body still in the water- it looked exhausted like it didn't have the strength to pull itself onto the steep bank. It was obviously sick or injured. The officer was only able to get so close and only so much he could do. Hoping and praying she was able to recover!
God Bless,
Anne-Marie
Thank you for your note, Anne-Marie -- joining with you hoping / praying that the deer was able to recover.
This really blessed my soul!! I dreamed of a dear and came across this blog post after researching dreams of deer. Thank you for sharing it has blessed my life years after you have posed it!
- Jemille Harrington
Father's Day was just days after I lost my special father...I was pretty shaken and grappling with my feelings of loss, shock, spiritual worry about his placement, his after life?? He was Christian, although he was not a perfect being in a number of ways. He had a bad temperament in his younger years. I knew he had improved greatly and I prayed with him in his last illnesses. His ministers were wonderful. He set things straight in his last years, although I had been dismayed that other family members around him (a brother and his son) openly had denied the Christian Faith they were raised in, which he had practiced, and this worried me on my heart.. Plus, how would I proceed in my life without him??.. What does it all mean?...Was God taking care of him now??.. Will God decide to give him an eternal place in Heaven?.. I had Faith, but the choice for his soul was not mine to make....
Well, I came across 4 Stag Deer between the night before and the day of Father's Day 2019!!..It was amazing. There are no words. I had never seen an adult male deer with antlers in person in my entire life!!..I actually live in a major city and I never had seen any deer there EVER, although I passed by this corner of my street almost daily!!.. I had lived here for three years and had not seen deer, much less a very large, adult deer with a full set of antlers!!.. On top of that, this deer looked RIGHT IN MY EYES, paused, and did not become nervous or dash away like most wild animals would do!...It was only about 8-10 feet away from ME!...It looked me right in the eyes and had the most beautiful, warm, gentle, brown eyes!!..It seemed like more than a mere animal. It was breath-taking, truly a moment. By the way, my father also had very nice, big brown eyes, and I believed that he had a very gentle expression in my last photos of him taken just a weeks earlier. I had to return to my apartment, but the deer just stayed there quietly, and showed such peaceful, but powerful magnificence.
But, that's not all!.. The next morning I decided to try to deal with my grief by taking a hike on a canal trail. Again, I saw Stag Deer!-- 2 of them-- about 6 feet away from me! Again, they were not startled and looked right into my eyes with so much soul and beauty! This was astonishing. I had never seen any large animals on the trail before-- and certainly no stag deer whatsoever. WOW.
Then I came home that same night and I saw ANOTHER Stag Deer. This one was smaller than the first, but standing in the same exact place as the first large Stag Deer the night before Father's Day. That all seemed TOO coincidental for me-- on Father's Day!!.. 4 Sightings? On Father's Day. It was such a peaceful deer with gentle eyes. Then I had to go into my apartment. I was just blown away.
I looked up the meaning of the Stag Deer in symbols and iconography. It was known to symbolize spiritual authority in several cultures. It symbolized Jesus Christ in Medieval Christianity and God looking after you as a Father!!.. That made sense with my situation. I have since progressed with my grief, and I do believe my father has ascended and is being cared for by God. I feel a deep sense of Faith and comfort now. This is just amazing... Thanks for reading my TRUE STORY!!...I hope it will strengthen your Faith, lead you closer to God, and to a greater appreciation and understanding of deep spiritual mysteries. Thank you for this affirming blog post, and the opportunity to tell my story!- :)
dear Anonymous... thank you for sharing your story ... I am sorry for your loss but thankful that God gave you the assurance and peace to know your father is safe in heaven.
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