Just a thought by coppi

Jesus points out in Matthew 10:29-31: “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Sparrows don’t sow or reap and they don’t store and hoard. God feeds them. Provision is not dependent on our works, it is dependent on God’s grace. Sparrows don’t worry about what they are going to eat and drink.

The sparrow is used as an illustration of God’s control over all things. If nothing happens to a sparrow without him then we can be assured of his care for us.

Outside our front door, we hung a beautiful reef decorated with greenery and flowers that pop.  This time of the year, we can always count on a mother and father wren to build a nest for their wee babies. Last year they built  their nest in our garage in an empty basket we had on a shelf;  this year in our reef on the front door! We watched as this mother and father wren anxiously watch over this nest.  What amazed me is that a wren is a very tiny little bird, but made a noise that could be heard through our neighborhood.  Finally after a month or so, the big day came – two tiny baby wrens fell out of their nest ready to start their journey in the world.  Mother and father could be heard rejoicing over their birth.   My analogy as I watched with excitement over this joy and protection of how mother and father protected every occurrence and outcome of the birth, my thoughts wrapped around how our Lord protects and guides us in our journey here on earth.  We are like sparrows/wrens in God’s eyes – and, He cares and loves us. 

Just a thought by coppi