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| Pastor Larry D. Kettle and Marilyn Kettle |
| THE SPARROWS JANUARY 15, 2012 Luke 12:7…you are worth more than many sparrows. The word worth means; the quality or value of. By now we are getting our credit card bills from our Christmas shopping, we have for gone our New Years resolutions, it’s the dead of winter and the Tax season is upon us. It’s hard to see our value under all the stresses and the reality of our lives. Our value-the quality in which we see ourselves is not how our Lord sees us. I was on a personal retreat some years ago for a weekend in the small town of Ouray Colorado. I stayed at a nice Bed and Breakfast. While there I cried, wrote, read, rested and observed. On my last morning there I was looking out my second story window at the street below. There was a pick-up truck parked in front, frosted heavily from the winter air. Next to the truck was a puddle and about a dozen sparrows grooming, bathing, playing and thoroughly enjoying the dawn of a new day. Three or four would hop into the water splashing about, chirping it up while they played. Those few would fly up and set on the deer guard of the truck and comb their feathers with their beaks, flap their little wings, shake and fluff. As they finished their morning bath and all was good with the day they all found a place on the deer guard to perch as the sun peaked up over the mountains and warmed them. They were not stressed or overwhelmed by the up coming days activities. They were not comparing themselves to each other or in competition. They were not worried or striving- they knew their worth and the warm sun was now their reward. Pause just for a minute-if He, our Lord, cares for the birds of the air and gives them all they need, are we, His image bearers, any less valuable? Here’s the whole verse: indeed, the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid (worried, anxious, overwhelmed, discouraged, uncertain); you are worth more than many sparrows. By Tamara Hunter |
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