I am previewing an album from the Gaither Vocal Band and in the song that I’m listening to they mentioned the little birds that God feeds. This of course was reflecting upon the verse,
Matthew 6:26 (KJV) Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?The point was that if God takes care of the birds, won’t he even more so take care of you?
Of course, my rabbit trail brain goes off on a tangent.
You should consider what the birds eat. Generally speaking they eat bugs and seeds, at least the birds that are being discussed in this verse. That’s not a lot of variety. I mean there are many kinds of bugs but don’t they all taste the same? I’m not sure I would flourish on that kind of a diet, which brings up the second point that I want to make and this one is probably the significant one.
If you’ve ever watched birds as they are going through their day, they are constantly in pursuit of food. Yes, God provides the bugs and the seeds, but they have to go looking for them. The bird does not just find a nice comfy spot in the grass and expect the bugs to come to jump in his mouth. The bounty of God is there for him, but he has to reach out and take it.
So part of this lesson is not just that God is the ultimate provider, but that he expects us to do our part. We are not on celestial welfare. He gives us our health and our abilities and we are expected to go out and work.
Consider the words of Paul,
2 Thessalonians 3:10 (KJV) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.As a man who thought he was wise said, “God does not play games.” He expects you to put them away too.
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