Feed the Birds

Good Morning!

One of the first things Miss N and I did on Monday was to fill the bird feeder. And then we spent much of the day looking for the birds to come enjoy the bounty. We saw all kinds of birds … including some black birds that may have been ravens. I am not much of a birdwatcher so I don’t know all the species. I can distinguish a blue bird from a blue jay and I know the difference between a male cardinal and a female cardinal … but don’t ask me to tell you what a titmouse looks like or anything like that. I just enjoy seeing the birds and watching them interact.

Watching the birds and the squirrels runabout reminded me of the following passage:

Luke 12:22-31 (English Standard Version)
Do Not Be Anxious
22And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! 25And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 26If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? 27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,[b] yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. 30For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31Instead, seek his[c] kingdom, and these things will be added to you.
Footnotes:
a. Luke 12:25 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
b. Luke 12:27 Some manuscripts Consider the lilies; they neither spin nor weave
c. Luke 12:31 Some manuscripts God’s

How often we get uptight about what tomorrow will bring. We really don’t have any control over it. We just live from day to day … enjoying the good day God has provided for us. All of the things God provides are good … including the snow and ice we had this past week. I am not unaware, though, of the economic impact on many people who were unable to get to work. January is a tough month for many anyway … and this winter event doesn’t help. This is an opportunity for those of us who are blessed to help those who are in need. Be cognizant of the folks around you who are in need and where God has blessed you, share the blessing with them. It might also be an opportunity to share the greatest blessing we have … Jesus Christ.

Jesus tells His disciples (and that includes you and me) to seek the kingdom and the things we need will be added to us. That’s not “prosperity gospel” … it is just trusting God to provide for our needs. So let’s take advantage of this day to honor Him.

Agape’


Mr. Jim