It was beautiful day, yesterday. The sun was shining, a few clouds in the sky, the fragrance of hyacinths filled the air and it was perfect for sitting out back and enjoying the warmth of a Spring day.
I took my water, my phone and my book. I’m currently reading Max Lucado’s “Jesus, The God Who Knows Your Name”. It’s very good. I chose a chair that had me positioned directly across from the mesquite tree and two of our hummingbird feeders.
They’re back!
One of the things I most look forward to each Spring is the hummingbirds returning. One year we had so many little visitors that I was going through almost five pounds of sugar a week. I could watch them for hours. At one point, I closed my book and just watched as they flitted from branch to feeder. They are very possessive and don’t like to have other birds or bees sharing what they feel is their spot on the feeder’s base and they will dart from the tree to chase off the offending intruder.
The whirl of their wings as they hover mid-flight is a sound I relish and the little chirp or chatter they emit when they are excited is soft but emphatic. Yes, I love watching them!
I hope you’ve had the pleasure of seeing them. Regardless of that, I’m sure you have seen the robins, sparrows, blue jays, dove, cardinals or meadowlarks. Each one has their unique rituals of feeding and nesting. They start and end each day with a song.
Do we?
Do we start the morning with melodious song and end it with a soft cooing or warbling? What do they have to sing about; they live out-of-doors, no roof (other than leaves) over their heads? They eat bugs and face the weather head on. Their recliner is nothing more than a tree branch or telephone wire. Do they “people” watch and wonder why we are in such a hurry to get from place to place? Do they hear us screech or do they think our voices are sweet?
I know I’ve penned these thoughts before but the Lord reminds me frequently that He loves me more than He loves the birds and because of that I, too, should spend my life singing.
“So I tell you, don’t worry about the things you need to live—what you will eat, drink, or wear. Life is more important than food, and the body is more important than what you put on it. 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or save food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Don’t you know you are worth much more than they are? 27 You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.” Matthew 6:25-27 ERV
Since God takes care of the birds we can be confident that He will always care for us, after all, He has adopted us as His own. I think those were probably the thoughts of the songwriter when he wrote:
“I sing because I’m happy; I sing because I’m free. For His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.”
I hope you realize that you have reason to sing this morning. Our heavenly Father is watching over us and that is certainly something to sing about!