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YE ARE OF MORE VALUE THAN MANY SPARROWS (I)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Matthew 10:28-33
Matthew 10: 31
“Ye are of more value
than many sparrows.”
YE ARE OF MORE VALUE THAN MANY SPARROWS (I)
(a) Ye Are of More Value than Many Sparrows: God created the heaven and the earth and all things in it by His Word (Heb 11:3). However, God created human beings in a very special manner, “God created man in his own image,” “and the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen 1:27; 2:7) with his will, conscience, intelligence, power of reason, acts of worship, etc. Therefore, the value of man is much higher and different from animals including monkeys or apes. Animals have no soul, but human living souls are eternal. Because of God’s love and because our souls are of more value than not only many sparrows but even the whole world, the Lord Jesus came and died for our sins and rose again for our salvation. Saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are God’s dear children and must be of much more value in God’s sight!
(b) God’s Sovereignty: Our Lord confirms that “one of them (sparrows) shall not fall on the ground without your Father.” The fall of a little sparrow is also under God’s control and permission. God does care for every detail of our lives, “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” We can see God’s sovereignty in the life of Joseph for in the end, he said to his brother, “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive” (Gen 50:20). Sometimes we ask many “whys”: “Why am I in this situation? Why did this thing happen to me? Why and why?” However, we should give thanks to the Lord and rest in His peace if we trust in His sovereignty. God does know us and our situations much better than we do. Nothing happens to us without God’s permission.
THOUGHT: God is still in control no matter what may happen to us.
PRAYER: Father, I thank Thee for creating me, saving me, and caring for me.