God has given deer amazing natural camouflage.

As long as a deer remains still, it is very difficult to see. Deer can be grazing or lying down and be practically invisible. Even when a deer moves slowly and quietly, it is sometimes hard to get a good look at it.

But when it runs and leaps — that’s another matter.

A whitetail deer can run up to thirty miles an hour. It can jump at least ten feet high and cover over thirty feet in a single leap! When a whitetail leaps, it flags its tail, lifting it straight into the air.

Though most parts of the deer are colored to blend into the surroundings, a flagged tail displays its bright white underside, clearly showing itself to any other deer in the area, telling it to be on the alert.

The Creator had to know about the deer’s extravagant leaping when He gave Isaiah this prophecy. As today’s verse illustrates, God knows when He comes into our lives and saves us, we cannot be quiet about it. Our joy knows no bounds! Gratitude overwhelms us and we don’t care who knows about it!

He is our boundless grace, the song in our souls, and the water that turns the desert of our hearts into a glorious garden.