Today I did not attend church, which is very, very rare. I’ve been feeling under the weather, battling a cold and
allergies.
I sat outside my home listening to the sermon on my phone. I was trying to catch some sun rays. It felt refreshing!
As I turned to go inside, something caught my eye. I have excellent peripheral vision. I looked
closely, and it was a tiny little sparrow.
He was tangled in a very thin vine.
I tried to poke him to see if he was alive. He did not like the poking!
I ran inside after calling my sister, who lives an hour
away. You see, my brother-in-law is an
animal whisperer. He has rescued many sparrows.
Perhaps you remember the story of AUGIE. (https://shorturl.at/NYTI2)
Anyway, she assured me she could not drive up
to my home for this rescue! I went
inside and got some old rags and proceeded to try to extract this little
creature. He was not happy. Perhaps he thought I was the hand of danger. I spoke to him. “It’s ok, little
creature. I’m trying to help you. It’s ok.”
Somehow, I managed to untangle him from some tiny vine trying
to choke life out of him.
I could feel his wings fluttering inside the palms of my
hands. He was chirping. He was afraid.
Hallelujah. I grabbed
him and kept him sealed in my hands. I transferred
him to the side of the house and kept speaking to him as I prayed to the LORD. “It’s going to be alright. Lord, help this little creature.”
I was concerned to open my hands and find this little bird losing its life.
As I opened my hands and placed him on the table, Hallelujah, the little sparrow began to fly to the highest tree in my front yard. He was free. Free indeed!
As I began to rejoice, the Spirit of the Lord ministered to my heart. You are free!
God is always speaking.
He’s always watching. He intervenes in the affairs of men.
He is a Good, Good Father!
Happy Mother's Day!
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill
the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body
in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the
very hairs of your head are all numbered. So
don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” (Matthew 10:28-31)
