Outside Your Birdcage

Water

As I walked yesterday I became so thirsty from all the effort I put into my walk, I had worked myself into a sweat so much so that my skin glistened; the humidity in the air didn’t help any. I was at the point of exhaustion & dehydration my mouth & throat felt completely dry & parched. I failed to bring water along & I had forgotten to bring money, I was a good distance from my house so the idea that I could just return home was out of the question. As I continued walking I remember saying ” Lord I am so thirsty ” I looked around in hopes that I would find a water fountain; but as fate would have it there was none to be found, continuing my walk, again I said ” I am so thirsty God.” I said it at least one more time before I made my way back to my truck.

Once at my truck I hoped that I had some loose change somewhere in my cup holder or floorboard but again I was out of luck as they say. I looked on the ground in the hopes that I would come across one dollar, five dollars or maybe one-hundred dollars & again nothing. As I walked around the truck I happened to look over & I noticed a pigeon on the ground a few feet away from me. I observed as the pigeon went about its business of eating, its little head bobbed up & down as it continued eating the seeds off of the ground as if there were no tomorrow. The pigeon never bothered to look up at me; immediately the Holy Ghost spoke to me & He brought to my attention to where the scripture reads:

“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” – Matthew 6:26

For just a few seconds I remember thinking to myself, God is talking to me…He’s talking to me! So I listened & for just a moment I heard His voice speaking to me. And as this scripture kept playing in my heart I accepted it as the Lords confirmation regarding some other issues we have been dealing with, He was reassuring me through His word.

I walked into a laundromat in hopes of finding a faucet or water fountain…yep! you guessed it nothing! As I made my way back to the truck up against the building in a grassy area I noticed a long green water hose. As soon as I saw that hose my brain screamed, Water!! I followed the hose & behind some bushes I saw it, the glorious outdoor water faucet. As I made my way behind the bushes I was hoping that it worked, as I turned the knob the precious water within its pipes came forth. I was so glad at the thought of finding it & equally as happy at not having to strike the faucet twice as Moses struck the rock. I’m sure the Lord would not have been pleased with me after he had just spoken to me. Perish the thought, I’d like to see the promise land. As I stooped myself down to reach the faucet I cupped my hands & started gulping the water down, I felt this satisfying euphoria come over me. Mid way through my gulping frenzy I stopped, took a breath & said “Praise Be To My God!” & I continued drinking until I was satisfied & had my fill. I washed my face, my arms, hands & the back of my neck. I felt so refreshed, so alive!

As I raised myself up I realized that as insignificant as it seemed the Lord God of Heaven had provided for me in the most insignificant of ways & He provided for me during a time of desperate need. I mean sure it wasn’t a mind blowing miracle & I understand that; but he provided nonetheless, now you may say well all you had to do was look but you see my point is that regardless of how I happened to come across the water the Lord was in it anyway. His word, His voice they spoke to me anyhow. Now, if you don’t get that you’ll get it on the way home just think about for awhile. How many times have you been at a point in your life where you’ve found yourself in desperate need? I have found myself in desperate need many, many, many times & I stress the word many. And each time the Lord Jesus has provided for me & my family. He has meet my needs each & every time.

So many times we limit God & we limit His ability to provide for us. We look down & we look out of our own personal birdcage so to speak & as we look out we see all the other sparrows flying about going about their own business, the other sparrows go about bobbing their little heads up & down just taking what the God of heaven has provided for them & they do it without a care in the world. We fret & we worry about almost everything. But the God of Heaven says:

” Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? – Matthew 6:25

I can’t even begin to tell you about all the needs that I’ve had & continue to have in my life. If I were to start telling you I’d depress you to the point where you’d stop talking to me.

In the overall scheme of things, all of those cares do not matter to God. They might matter to you but they don’t matter to Him who owns & controls all. Those situations in your life that keep you up at night do not matter to the creator who cares about you, He loves you more than all the sparrows on this planet combined & yet our faith falters at times.

Again the Lord says:

“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? – Matthew 6:27

The Master says “Take no thought…”

God bless,

~ by carloshernandezphoto on April 11, 2008.