6 September 2012
I feed birds. Have you noticed when you feed birds there are a couple types that arrive, grackles or sparrows. I confess that I love both. The grackles get to know you as an individual who provides food. They will follow you in your car up to three blocks. Sparrows have different charm. They stick together. Rather than compete for food, they simple stick together and trust there will be enough for everyone.
There is a lesson we can learn.
"Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!" Luke 12:24
"The bird also has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young. Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God." Psalm 84:3
"What is the price of two sparrows-one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it." Matthew 10:29
You matter. You are loved. You are provided for by a God who cares about what happens in your life today as well as tomorrow. Those birds I see each morning are a reminder that the personality, life and character present in each living creatures holds the breath of God inside. Share this life with dignity. It is an eternal gift in your hands.
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