Most of us find it very interesting to watch tree trimmers at work. What a noise their saws make, and what crashing as trees and branches fall to the ground! We often feel sad when whole streets of large trees have to be cut down because of disease in the trees.
A row of beautiful trees lining a street in Hamilton, Ontario had to be cut to the ground. The workmen started at one end of the street, but they discovered that the very first tree had a bird’s nest with eggs in it. The foreman must have loved nature, because he told his men to start cutting the trees at the other end of the long street. So the mother bird and her nest of eggs were left safely in the tree.
The men worked cutting down trees and cleaning them up until, once again, they reached the tree with the nest in it. By now many weeks had passed, and the baby birds had hatched and left the nest so the tree could be cut down. One of the workmen was interested in the nest. He lifted it out of the tree, and as he examined it he found a piece of paper wound into the nest. He was very surprised to find it was a bit of an old Sunday school paper with the words, “He careth for you” on it. 1 Peter 5:77Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1 Peter 5:7).
What a wonderful way God took care of those birds in not allowing the trees to be cut down until the birds were able to fly. The Bible tells us that God knows even when a sparrow falls (Matt. 10:29,3129Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. (Matthew 10:29)
31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. (Matthew 10:31)), and how much more important each boy and girl is in God’s sight. God cares for each of us in marvelous ways every day—at home, at play, at work and at school.
“Every moment of the day—
My Father cares for me,
Every moment of the day—
My heart from fear is free.
He who sees the sparrow fall
Will hear my call,
Every moment of the day—
God watches over me.”
ML-05/09/1982