The God of the Birds

On a sunny Sunday afternoon in Georgia a few years ago, I took my family on a walk down a nature trail the county had developed. Along the wooden boardwalk through the swampy marsh we saw some tall and ornate bird houses; beautifully crafted, white with high pitched roofs. Mentioning to my son that they looked like church buildings for birds got his three year old mind churning. He wondered what the birds called their pastor, or if the baby birds had to get dressed up for service like he did. He asked about the quality of the bird hymnody, but reckoned the fowls have a very pretty song service and were not at all hindered by the lack of piano. After a few other observations, he asked, "Since the birds went to church, who is the bird’s God? I wonder what his name is?” I told him, “The birds do have a God, and His name is Jesus.”

Jesus is Lord of everything in this earth, including the birds. He created them on the fifth day for His glory (Gen 1:20; Psalm 148:10). Jesus watches over and cares for even the smallest of sparrows and not one of them are forgotten or will fall to the ground without His notice. Jesus knows and cares for every bird in Clay County (Psalm 50:11). Birds don't need to plant gardens and build barns because God takes care of them and feeds them. God gave the beautiful wings to the peacock and cares for the eggs of the ostrich, since mamma ostrich won't do it (Job 39:13-17). Sometimes the chirping you hear are the birds praying for food, according to Job 38:41  "Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat."

Jesus told us to consider the birds and then to think about our own lives. Walk outside one evening and watch the birds and think how God cares for them. Take a moment, mull over that if God takes care of the birds, wouldn't it stand to reason that He would take care of His own? If the Father sent His only begotten Son into the world to die for His people, don't you think He would take care of the lesser things, like our earthly needs? If God provides so much for the birds, would He at least provide the same for His people? Aren't we worth more than the birds? Jesus reminds us that we are worth more than the birds, and our Father, who is the God of the birds is not only our God but our Father. Trust him with your soul and with your life, Jesus is the good Lord of all, come to Him and He will not cast you out. The birds may not have a church building. The birds may not have a pastor. But the birds do have a God, and His name is Jesus.