Saturday, August 09, 2008

The Common Sparrow

Luke 12:6 KJV
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

I used this text today to preach the memorial service message for a dear friend who went to be with the Lord, Sandy Ward. In preparation, I did some research on the sparrow. This bird is so common that it is regarded as the most widely dispersed species of any sort on the planet.

They are common looking - nothing spectacular
They can be song birds, but they are not well known for that - sort of common
They are so numerous that we regard their lives of very little worth

And one reference work I read said of the sparrow, "Any place a human inhabits, he will soon find himself sharing it with a sparrow."

That seems to be a lot like the Christian
We are usually not much to look at so far as the world is concerned
While we often sing, the world hasn't much interest in listening
We aren't the greatest in number in the world, but our lives have often been of little worth to the rest of the world


And it is our nature and commission that anywhere humans live, we try to get some of us living right in the middle of them.

I have come to love the sparrow this summer as I have considered him in the light of the Lord's Word.

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