I tell you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about having something to eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food or clothing? Look at the birds in the sky! They don't plant or harvest. They don't even store grain in barns. Yet your Father in heaven takes care of them. Aren't you worth more than birds?
Matthew 6: 25 - 26
One of my daily jobs is to put bird seed in the feeders that hang outside our window. Paying attention to and watching birds is what you do when you get older. Birds are an amazing part of God’s creation. If you are not yet fascinated by birds, I think someday you will be.
God not only created the birds, but He watches them and feeds them. The Bible says that God knows when a sparrow falls to the ground.
Someone said years ago, “Find out what God is doing in the world and ask Him to let you become a part of it.” One thing that God is doing, according to the Bible, is feeding and caring for birds! So when I put bird seed in the feeders each morning I am putting my hand to the plow of God!
Of course, feeding birds is not the only thing that God is doing! God is also fishing for men! That is what Jesus told the disciples. He said He would teach them to fish for men!
So as you seek to follow Jesus in fishing for men and spreading His Kingdom around the world, don’t forget to feed the birds! When you become part of what God is doing in the world, you will preach the Good News of Jesus to everyone on earth, but you will also feed the birds! Feeding birds may seem like a very small thing, but feeding birds is what God does!
“Lord Jesus, help me to put my Hand to the Plow of God in spreading Your Kingdom around the world, but may I also Lord never forget to feed the birds! Praise Your Holy Name now and forever. Amen.”
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