"Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Do not fear therefore;
you are of more value than many sparrows."
Matthew 10:29-31
Calvin explains:
As God is the guardian of our life, we may safely rely on his providence; nay, we do him injustice, if we do not entrust to him our life, which he is pleased to take under his charge. Christ takes a general view of the providence of God as extending to all creatures, and thus argues from the greater to the less, that we are upheld by his special protection. There is hardly any thing of less value than sparrows... and yet God has his eye upon them to protect them, so that nothing happens to them by chance.
Would he who is careful about the sparrows disregard the life of men?
...Christ declares that each of the creatures in particular is under his hand and protection, so that nothing is left to chance... (He) instructs us to depend on the fatherly care of God which is exercised over these frail bodies.
1 comment:
Hey there! What a precious reminder of God's care for his people!
God bless!
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