In The Garden

"God Must Be Really Powerful"
Osella Clabaugh

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Scripture Text: " Fear ye not therefore. ye are of more value than many sparrows." Matthew 10:31

On Monday's I take my daughter Carrie's two little ones to the day care.  She has to be at work by 6:30a.m. and the day care does not open until 6:30a.m.  Well early yesterday morning it was extremely windy.  My four year old grandson, Jacob was looking out the car window and he saw a couple of birds in a tree.  He said, "grandma it is so windy, will the birds fall out of the tree and hit the ground"  I told him no, honey God has made their feet where they can grab a hold of the tree branch and even though they are light weight, the wind cannot cause them to fall.  Then he says, "I bet as hard as the wind is blowing it will blow their nest with the baby birds in it out of the tree."  I said no honey, God protects them and there is  sticky stuff that keeps it from falling.  Then little Jacob says, "Wow! Grandma, God must be really powerful"  He is I replied. Then Jacob asked me, "grandma, if I fall will God pick me up."  I said yes honey God will always be there to pick you up.

On my way home I could not help but think of what my little grandson had said. You know sometimes as we grow up, we often forget about the little things that are right in front of us that shows what a powerful God we serve.  Matthew 10:31 says "Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." God loves us and his word promises us that he will take care of us and if we fall he will lift us up.   Today as you go about your normal everyday routine.  Look around and see the mighty power of our awesome God.  See a delicate flower gentle come up through the hard ground and bloom into a beautiful blossom. See a beautiful little baby come into this world with 10 little fingers and 10 little toes.  See the soft white clouds where yesterday there were storm clouds.  See the beautiful little birds gliding across the vast sky.  Watch the children laughing and playing and chasing each other.  Watch as buds appear on trees. Feel the gentle rain fall upon your face. Oh what a might God we serve.

Psalms 46

1. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble

2. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3.  Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountain shake with swelling thereof. Selah

4.  There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

5. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

6. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

7. the Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge, Selah

8. Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

9. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder, he burneth the chariot in the fire.

10. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

God bless you, let's pray. 

Father I thank you for being a loving compassionate God. For always being there to be there to pick us up when we fall and to protect us against all things that come our way.  Lord I love you so much, I thank you for my grandson reminding me in his own little way of what a mighty powerful God we serve.  Lord bless the little children all over this world. Show them how much you love them.  Bless each one who comes to this sight Lord.  In Jesus name I pray Amen.