THERE is no bird so common, or of as little value as the sparrow. There are not only a great many of them, but their feathery coat is not beautiful and their song is not sweet like many other birds. But there is one thing that is good to remember—God’s Word lets us know that He takes the same needed care of the sparrow as He does of other birds.
“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;” and the Word continues,
How many there are who fret and trouble themselves about the affairs of this life, and so occupy their time in putting forth great effort to gain something in this world, that they have little or no time to give to God’s Word, or to pay attention to eternal things.
They forget that God cares for all, and provides food and raiment for all His creatures, and thus He is the preserver of all men, but especially of those who believe.
So, it is wrong for any to worry about how they can get along, but how much worse for those who believe, for God has loved them so much that He did not even spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for them all.
May each one, young or old, who reads these lines, seek first to know and confess the Lord Jesus as the One whom God sent for them, and rejoice, not only that He has saved them, but that they are such objects of His care, that the very hairs of their head are all numbered and that they are of more value than many sparrows.
ML 02/19/1933