Two Sparrows

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside of your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10: 29-31

    Have you ever yearned to see what goes on inside a nesting box? I have. Birds fascinate me because they seem so small and vulnerable, yet they have such keen instincts and endurance. God has instilled in each the blueprint for the right type of nest, which they construct without the benefit of hands. To examine them is to see a masterpiece from the Hand of God; therein lies the reason behind my nest collection.

    Some ingenious bird lover fashioned a nesting box complete with an inhouse camera and posted the captured videos. Raptly, I watched the avian activity when the future parents inspected every detail of the house before bringing in bits of moss and tatters of grasses. Day by day, the soft nest became a circle of safety for the wee eggs. I adored how the parental pair worked in fine unison to feed their four hatchlings and keep the house clean. On day seven, the protective wings of the mother bird spread over the babies as she hunkered way down into the nest, head tucked and silent for, at the door was a dastardly crow bent on seeking some fast food. Following her instincts, she remained that way until the danger passed.

    It dawned on me that I feel like that mother bird did as she experienced the danger outside her four walls. She pulled into herself as she gathered her chicks about her, unable to fight that which was larger than she. I feared for her as I wondered where the male bird was? Would he come to her rescue? Then I remembered the camera, which represents God who sees it all! His eye is on the sparrow.

    There are ominous crows who crowd 'round the lintels of our lives, seeking to kill and destroy, but the Eye of God is upon us around the clock. He who loves us neither slumbers nor sleeps, and He has graciously given us all things needed for abundant life. Like those laboring birds, we continue to work in His kingdom, doing all we can to feed and protect the flock, even if it means hunkering down at times. God will take care of those crows.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" Matthew 6:25-27