Take the carefree birds as your example. Do you ever see them worry? They don’t grow their own food or put it in a storehouse for later. Yet God takes care of every one of them, feeding each of them from his love and goodness. Isn’t your life more precious to God than a bird? Be carefree in the care of God! (Luke 12:24, TPT)
The Singing Of The Birds To Me
Last night I heard a bird singing in the rain The raindrop’s patter, imparting happy refrain Sending all the sweeter the comforting strain. As I watched the bird I thought when trouble comes Why should I stop singing?
Just beyond steep hill when morning sunshine floods shadowed world still? Birds singing in my tragedy with heart of cheer Making burdens lighter when there falls my tear Yes sweeter is the measure in the song I hold dear
My friend the bird I have learned your lesson today Listening to your music with your song that can say Storm-cloud darkens and now I know how I should pray. Singing sweetly from the branches and evergreen trees
Like the hungry soul who crying loudly on their knees Your song, my comfort, carried on the vexing breeze Singing bird rise in my heart in this clouded event Grant me this song in my fear to way of circumvent
May your peace and trust be the light of heaven sent
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth” (Eccl 11:3).
I have often looked at birds in cages of the pet store, and thought of the happiness and joviality of heart which they seem to exhibit; and yet, if you were to forget to give them water, or if you were to fail to give them seed, how soon they would die! Perhaps the little creature has not enough to last it more than one day, but it goes on singing its tune, and leaves; all anxiety about the morrow to those whose business it is to care for it.
You would be ashamed to let your bird starve; and will your Heavenly Father let you, who are not his birds, but his children, starve? Oh, no!
“Your Father knows that you have need of these things.”
– by Light In The Clouds (all rights reserved worldwide