Do you like feeding the birds and seeing which kinds come to your feeder? We live in the city, so we don’t get many different kinds of birds, but I love to see whatever birds come to eat.
One day I was sitting watching a little house finch at the birdfeeder, and he was nervous. He took a seed, and then looked to see if I was coming any closer. Then he took another seed and turned to watch me. I thought, Silly bird. Doesn’t he know I won’t hurt him since I put that food out for him?
But then I thought of how often we are like that with God. He loves us so much that He gave His only Son to die for us and to show us how much He loves us. But how often we think He is going to be angry with us when we fail or sin. And sometimes we think that He is just waiting to pounce on us for our failures. How sad it must make Him when we think that way!
I would just love it if the birds would come eat out of my hand. And God our Father would love it if we would just trust Him, even when we fail and come to Him right away and confess what we’ve done wrong. He says that He will forgive us and assures us of His love once again. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
Children, don’t make your heavenly Father sad by doubting that He loves you. Trust Him with all your needs and all your worries. Trust Him even when you sin. Though your sins make Him sad, He still loves you all the time! “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32).
The best things in life come from God our Father. Stay close to Him, and you will always be happy.
ML-08/10/2008