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“Can
you hunt the prey for the lion? Or satisfy the appetite of the young
lions when they couch in their dens or lie in wait in their hiding place?
Who provides for the raven its prey when its young ones cry to God and
wander about for lack of food? Do you know the time when the wild goats
of the rock bring forth their young? Or do you observe when the hinds are
giving birth? (Do you attend to all this Job?) Can you number the months
that they carry their offspring? Or do you know the time when they are
delivered?” Job 38:39-41, 39:1-2
This week I have
watched the dove, blue jay, woodpecker, cardinal; yellow finch and
hummingbird eat from my feeders, find their own worms and drink pollen
from my flowers. My Mom and I watched several deer as they moved through
the field looking for food and a hiding place. Our neighbor’s geese feed
in the front yard as if they own this house and the killdeer runs down the
gravel driveway in front of our vehicle as if it is all her nest and I
should drive some other path.
It reminds me of God’s speech
to Job. After all the difficulty Job has suffered and now in sackcloth
and ashes scraping his boils with a potsherd, God speaks. He reminds Job
that HE is the God that feeds lion cubs by sending prey into their
den. He hears when raven offspring cry for hunger and HE feeds
them. HE knows the due date of a mountain goat and when the hind
will calve. I hear Him speaking all around me! He sends food for the
birds of the air and sets a path for the deer, see the activities of the
geese and killdeer. He sees every sparrow that falls to the ground and He
clothes the lily of the field. His eyes are also upon the righteous!
God loves His creation! He
cares for what He has created! He watches over the beast of the field.
We are, however, not only created BY Him, He breathed into Adam’s nostrils
and he became a living soul. We are His offspring…His sons and
daughters! If He cares for birds of the air, beast of the
field and fish of the sea, I am confident He is watching over me!
He sees our battles, storms, difficulties, sickness and loss. He knows
when our heart breaks and He never slumbers. He knows the
concerns of your heart and He is still a creator and will create a
way where there seems to be no way!
Be confident of this very
thing…His eye is on the sparrow and I know He’s watching me! |