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GOD VALUES YOU
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Scripture: Matthew 6:26 (NIV) "Look at the
birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or store away in barns and yet
your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than
they?
I stood at the edge of the seawall near the beach one day and held
up a piece of bread in my hand. There was not a single bird in
sight, but within a few seconds they began to flock around me. I was
amazed when I realized that these birds were able to find the
unexpected provisions that were being offered to them. I wondered at
the event, as they were too far away to smell the bread in the midst of the
ocean breeze and were not close enough to see it. Yet, God had led them
to their provisions. To me, this was a natural occurrence, but for the
birds it may have seemed a miracle to find provisions in the form of bread
on a lonely beach. This incident was not the norm for them as they
usually found their food in the ocean itself. In reality, this
was God fulfilling His promise, for He said that He would always
provide for them, and on this particular day He chose to surprise them with
something different.
God's provisions for us are no less natural and no less miraculous
than that of His provisions for the birds. Everything that we have
or will ever have comes from His gracious hand, and like the birds of the
air God causes us to reap where we have not sown. When we put
our trust in the Lord and seek His kingdom first, He promises that all that we
need will be added to us. We are not to be anxious or worried
about anything for He said that we are much more valuable than the birds.
When we consider this fact, we have to conclude that God is watching over us
continually and knows our every need. Most of the time He will use the
earth and our natural faculties to meet our needs, but we must not put God in a
box and forget that He is the creator. Often He will cause our
blessings to come to us in uncertain and unfamiliar ways to let us know that He
is God and that He is not limited by our usual circumstances. He is full
of surprises and can do new things!
In Psalms 50:11
God says, "I know all the birds of the
mountains." He does not just know some of them; He
declared that He knows all of them. Even a small sparrow does
not fall to the ground without His knowledge (Matthew 10:29). If God
knows all the birds, He also knows you and cares for you. As you
face today, seek God's kingdom in all that you do and rest in His promise
of provision. His provisions will always reflect His glory, for His
Word says that He will meet all of your needs according to His riches in glory
by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). God will cause someone to stand
on the seawall of your life, if necessary, to manifest
His unexpected power and to give you something new and fresh.
God desires to feed you and clothe you in radiant colors as He does
the birds because He values you and He delights when you are able to soar in
the beauty that He has ordained for you. +++
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