Sat. April 27th. 2024.
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.” Matt. 10:29-31.
Sparrows were among the humblest birds in Bible times. They were considered food for the poor, and because they were so cheap, the poor could afford them and offer them in sacrifice to the Lord if they couldn’t afford a lamb or a goat or a bull. You could buy two sparrows for a penny. That’s pretty cheap by any standard. Not only does God see the sparrow when it falls, the sparrow cannot and will not fall apart from the Father’s will. The mention of the word “Father” makes it very tender and very personal. This is a high view of God’s involvement in the tiny and seemingly insignificant details of the universe.
“And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered” Matt. 10:30. Have you ever tried to count the number of hairs on your head? Most of us probably tried that when we were children, but we learned quickly that it was a futile exercise. Scientists say the average human head is covered with 100,000 strands of hair. They also tell us that 50 strands fall out each day no matter what we do. Interestingly, the amount of hair varies by color. The whites have an average of 140,000 strands of hair, while the Blacks 105,000, and the redheads 90,000. All of this is fascinating. I can’t number the hairs on my head but God can. Our God is a God of the details. He numbers all the hairs on my head. Think about that for a moment.
“So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows” Matt. 10:31. Here is the end of the matter. You are worth more than the sparrows. Tiny sparrows, worth so little, and yet God cares for each one of them. But you are worth more than a bushel of sparrows. How do I know this? Because Jesus didn’t die for the sparrows. He died for you and for me. His blood is the badge of his love, the proof of his everlasting affection. What, then, should this truth do for us? First, it should give us boldness in the time of trouble. Second, it should give us confidence in the moment of confusion. Third, it should give us hope in the time of sorrow. Finally, it should keep us focused on Him, knowing fully well that nothing can go wrong with you in God’s hands. Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus.
FURTHER READING:
“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?” Matt. 6:25.
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Matt. 6:34.
DECLARATION:
Dear Abba Father, thank You for a new day, I anticipate the good things You have prepared for me today and the glorious things spoken concerning me and ahead of me. Bring complete order to my life as I seek You first and make Your will my priority. I rejoice in the things, You have given me and the things that You will give. I praise You for making my life fruitful and productive. Thank You for teaching me ways to increase my effectiveness— to work smarter. I prosper in all I do today and the days ahead of me in Jesus’s name, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Job. 32:1-22.
Job. 33:1-33.
Job. 34:1-37.
Job. 35:1-16.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“Acknowledging The Person Of Jesus Creates Your Peace. Practicing His Principles Create Your Prosperity.”
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