No matter what time of year it is, sparrows in the midwestern United States love to eat the birdseed that we provide for them. Sometimes you can see them hopping around on the ground, sometimes they flutter around in the bushes, and sometimes they will even land in your hand and eat the birdseed right from your palm if you sit still long enough. If you pay close attention, you will notice that there are different types of sparrows. Each type has different coloring, size and song.
To most of us, sparrows are not important. They don’t help us get a good grade on our math test or clean our room. They are something we don’t think much about. Yet Jesus, in the Bible, says this: “Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:28-3128And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. (Matthew 10:28‑31)).
So, the Lord Jesus teaches us that even a sparrow is of value to God. He notices when one falls because He pays attention to them. Now think about how important you are as a human being — you are far more important to God than a sparrow! God says so. God says He numbers each hair of your head. He cares about every little thing in your life, like when you stub your toe or get a splinter. He cares for you so much that He sent Jesus to die for your sins so you can go to heaven!
The Lord Jesus gives us a very important warning here, however. There is Someone we need to fear, and that is God, because He is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. We shouldn’t fear what other people will think of us or do to us, but we need to fear God by obeying Him when He tells us to repent of our sins and believe in the Lord Jesus. It is important to do this before it is too late, but after that, there is nothing else we need to fear. God says, “Fear ... not; for I am with [you]: be not dismayed; for I am [your] God: I will strengthen [you]; yea, I will help [you]; yea, I will uphold [you] with the right hand of My righteousness” (Isaiah 41:1010Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isaiah 41:10)). God promised this to His people Israel, and He is the same God today! He is still just as strong as when He saved Daniel (in the Bible) from lions and helped the shepherd boy David to kill a giant. He can be trusted. When you place your trust in Him, you will have nothing to fear because you are of much more value to Him than a little sparrow!
Messages of God’s Love 11/2/2025