Sparrow Song

24 "Students are not above their teacher, nor servants above their master. 25 It is enough for students to be like their teacher, and servants like their master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub, how much more the members of his household!
26 "So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:24-31



One of my favorite things is to listen to the birds sing in the quietness of a spring morning during sunrise. I find that sound calming and full of peace in the midst of the busy world in which we live. I never really connected the dots until this morning on why hearing the sound of birds brings so much peace and hope as I start a new day on my journey of loving God and loving others. The birds sing as a result of being in God’s care, He protects them and feeds them and loves them, just as He loves you and I, as Jesus describes here to the first 12 disciples. So today, why do you worry about the trivial things of life when God has so much else for you to see and experience with Jesus by your side leading the way. When you hear the sparrows this morning, remember, that God loves you so amazingly much this morning that He knows every hair on your head and He knows everything that you are going to experience today and He will be right where you are to love and care for you even more as you stumble through this life under the providence and direction of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Keep looking up today as you live your life for Him!