His Eye Is On the Sparrow

There is an old hymn that says, "His eye is on the sparrow and I know He cares for me..." The song is taken from Matthew 10:29, where is it says, "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care." I was reminded of that today in a very special way. For the past few weeks we have been feeding the birds in our back and front yards and they have been eating my seeds like there is no tomorrow. I have noticed that when there is snow predicted they seem to go crazy and come by the dozens to eat. This morning, after it had snowed for a while, I was heading for the house, when I noticed a lone sparrow on the ground, just sitting there. I thought for sure that when I got close it would fly off - but it didn't. I stooped down and touched the bird. It just sat there, so I picked it up and held it in my hand and started to talk to it. For a few seconds it just sat in my hand and then it flew off. I don't usually get that close to wild birds. If God cared even for that lone sparrow, that was stunned, He definitely cares about us who are worth a whole lot more to him than a little sparrow. He cared enough to send His Son to die for us. Yes, His eye is on the sparrow! But more than that His eye is on us!