Matthew 6:26 (NIV)
26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or
reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are
you not much more valuable than they?
Some section hands on a British railroad found a thrush’s
nest under a rail. Peacefully sitting on her eggs, the hen was undisturbed by
the roar of the fast trains above and around her. Someone has written a little
verse which goes:
“Said the robin to the sparrow,
‘I should really like to know,
Why these anxious human beings
Rush about and worry so.’
Said the sparrow to the robin,
‘Friend, I think that it must be,
That they have no heavenly Father
Such as cares for you and me.'”
‘I should really like to know,
Why these anxious human beings
Rush about and worry so.’
Said the sparrow to the robin,
‘Friend, I think that it must be,
That they have no heavenly Father
Such as cares for you and me.'”
Jesus used the carefree attitude of the birds to underscore
the fact that worrying is unnatural. I am learning in my own life, day by day,
to keep my mind centered on Christ, and the worries and anxieties and concerns
of the world pass, and nothing but “perfect peace” is left in the human heart.
God has taken the responsibility for our care and worry.
Thought for today:
Do I allow worry to dictate my behavior?
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