March 6, Today’s thought – Sparrows

feb24 016I love the way the green looks blue in this picture.

Good afternoon

Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Not long ago I saw a little bird lying still
and cold on the ground.
I thought to myself,
‘I barely missed seeing God,
for He has just been here to a funeral.’
This was the bird that the Lord used as an illustration
to impress His disciples with the precious lesson of trust.
He told them that there was not a single sparrow
which falls to the ground without being noticed
by God the Father,
and not one of them is forgotten by Him.
Since the Heavenly Father cares so much
for one these little two-ounce sparrows,
is it no wonder that we are of more value
than many sparrows?
Multiply the infinite care
of the Creator of the universe by the word “many”
and you have some idea of His care for you.
Since He feeds them and cloths them
with such warmth and attention,
will He not much more feed and clothe you? ~~~~ M. T.

You are God’s Sparrow . . .Today
With my prayers, desiring yours, Leslie

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March 4, Today’s thought – God’s Presence

mar 4 004California Poppies curl up to sleep after working hard all day spreading sunshine.

Good Morning

1 Samuel 17:32-37
And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

It is a source of inspiration and strength
to come in touch with the youthful David, trusting God.
Through faith in God he conquered a lion and a bear,
and after wards to overthrew the mighty Goliath.
When that lion came to despoil that flock,
it came as a wondrous opportunity to David.
If he had failed or faltered
he would have missed God’s opportunity for him
and probably would never have come to be God’s chosen king of Israel.
“And there came a lion.”

One would not think that a lion was a special blessing from God;
one would think that only an occasion of alarm.
The lion was God’s opportunity in disguise.
Every difficulty that presents itself to us,
If we receive it in the right way, is God’s opportunity .
Every temptation that comes is God’s opportunity.

When the “lion” comes,
recognize it as God’s opportunity
no mater how rough the exterior.
The very tabernacle of God was covered
with badgers’ skins and goats’ hair;
one would not think thee would be any glory there.
The Shekinah of God,
(the glory of divine presence,)
was manifest under that kind of covering.
May God open our eyes to see Him,
whether in temptations, trials, dangers, or misfortunes. —C.H.P.

With my prayers, desiring yours, Leslie

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September 11, Today’s thought – Who Loves Nothing in Comparison

sept 9 006The California Poppies are spreading,
transplanted this spring from Grandma Crain’s.

Good Morning

Matthew 22:37-40
37 Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38  This is the first and great commandment.
39  And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

from Clarke’s Commentary
Matthew 22:37

Thou shalt love the Lord

But what is implied in loving God
with all the heart, soul, mind, strength, etc.,
and when may a man be said to do this?

1. He loves God with all his heart,
who loves nothing in comparison of him,
and nothing but in reference to him:
– who is ready to give up, do,
or suffer any thing in order to please and glorify him:
– who has in his heart neither love nor hatred,
hope nor fear,
inclination, nor aversion,
desire, nor delight,
but as they relate to God,
and are regulated by him.

I love the part ‘who loves nothing in comparison of him.’
God is not just first in a list of people/things we love;
but our love for Him far exceeds anything else on our list.

Let the definition of love sink into my understanding . . . today
With my prayers, desiring yours, Leslie

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