Monday, December 30, 2013
It’s Not Us
Looking into the backyard this morning there is a light covering of snow that allows for dots of grass to stick through. It has become an icy cold winter wonderland playground for our squirrels. They seem to love to run and play tag as they skim the light snow. As I watched I began to wonder, how do they survive that cold (it is like 15 degrees out this morning). I remembered the scripture where Jesus talked about the birds being taken care of by God.
Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Somehow, God is taking care of the animals in the forest. When I thought about that it seemed like a pretty big job, because there are so many forests and so many animals – but God is making sure at every moment that all of them are cared for every day. And according to what Jesus said, we are being cared for too. It made me curious to see these scriptures, and know in my head that they are true, but at the same time to have other thoughts in my head about concerns in my life. That’s when I finally got it.
When I am discouraged, it is because I have an idea about how things are and how they will be in my own mind. These things in my head become like a script to a movie or a play that I have to act out. But I am the one writing that stuff in my head (maybe with doubts from the enemy). In those moments we are applying our hearts and minds to something, some plan, we have created. It’s like painting ourselves in to a corner mentally. What we forget is that God is the One with the plan that works. So no matter what we see, the One creating the plan and directing the movie we call our lives has set us up to be the ones that win in the end.
Think of it like your favorite DVD where the good guys win. No matter how many times you play it, the good guys win, right? Same thing here. No matter how many things come at us that seem negative, God made our DVD so we will win, no matter how many times it is played out.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You above all the earth for You alone are King. Thank You for watching over the squirrels. Thank You for watching over us. Please send to Your people today the opportunities they need, the healing they need, the provision they need, that all men will look upon us and know that You did that and that You alone are King. In Jesus (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.