Saturday 8 Feb 2014

Saturday Reading: Matthew 6:25-30

Key Verse: Matthew 6:28
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

Devotion:
Jesus brings it home to us when He reminds us all that there are so many things in life that we just take for granted. Two examples He uses here are the birds and the flowers. The birds do not have game keepers that have to look out for them, feed them, bath them and generally take care of them; they just live and are taken care of by God. We can share our lives with them by giving bird feeders, bird baths and other things so that wild birds can have something after we have taken the wild out of their lives; but it is God who has the ultimate care over them, always.

A flower such as a lily has amazing colours, smell a presence, and yet they grow wild and bring forward such beauty. Who is the beauty for if they are growing out in the wild where nobody visits? Why such beauty if nobody is going to see them? Because God has a plan for each one; just as He has a plan for each of us.

God gave His Son for us on the cross at Calvary. That shows the depth of His love for us! We read so much into the beauty of the birds and flowers that we often miss out on the love that God is showing each of us every day of our lives. The love does not stop, does not wait, does not depend on anything, but continues always. Let us take a good look around at all of the things of nature and begin to see the depth of the love that God has for us, because that love goes far deeper than the birds and the flowers which we hold so high!

We cannot make ourselves a bit taller so that we can reach the top shelf just by thinking about it. We cannot make ourselves a bit stronger just because we want to lift up that heavy bag. We can exercise and eat and drink and wait on God to allow us to grow, but we cannot do it ourselves. God is the one who is in control of this universe and we need to remember to live according to His rules, not our own.

Points to Ponder:
Do you love the beauty of nature?

Do you see what more God has done for you?