His eye is on His sparrows

Growing up I remember clearly my Grandmother Kathryn always singing the hymn His eye is on the sparrow.  She always would find such peace in picturing that precious little sparrow.  I loved seeing for that very moment comfort in her eyes as she pictured her Lord caring for her in the midst of a storm.  So today as I was reading a delightful new book for book club. named One Thousand Gifts, I began thinking about the front cover. 

Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come, Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heav’n and home, When Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is He: His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.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. Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear, And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;  Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise, When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies, I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

 

So today my precious family is home in our safe nest in the palm of His hands.  He has provided for us a place of rest  A place so full of His goodness.  I cannot help but almost break my face in overwhelming Joy as I feel His presence all around our new home.  There is no evil looming around my home any longer.  My kids spirits are free, and we are ready to fly.  Our broken wings are mended, and are hearts are mending too.  I feel Him all around this home, He has so graciously provided us.  We chose to choose Him in the midst of our storm.  We choose Forgiveness instead of anger Mark 11:22-27 says

Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.  And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

 

We trusted that the Lord was in control, and over and over again, He remained faithful.  So my friends, as we come upon my most favorite Holiday of all, the death and Resurrection of our sweet Lord,  remember that He has Risen, He is alive and well, and He loves you with everything in Him.  You are His sparrow, and You were worth His pain and suffering.  And like He promised He was more powerful than our Sin, more powerful then the evil. and when the stone was rolled away, He was not there!!!!.  

Arise my Love, Arise my Love, the grave no longer has a hold on You.  

Praise God for that power.