Orange Moon Thursday, October 2, 2025 “Four Sparrows” (A Moment and a Memory)

The Special of the Day… From the Orange Moon Cafe…

"Four Sparrows"

(A Moment and a Memory)

    While singing "His Eye Is On the Sparrow" in a service yesterday, and as a prelude to a  message based on the Lord's declaration that a "sparrow… shall not fall to the ground without your Father," a wonderful moment occurred, providing a blessed memory to hide within the heart (Matthew 10:29).

    We have a bird feeder in our backyard, equipped with a camera that automatically begins to record video when birds land on the feeder for a snack or meal.  The video then transmits to our phone.  As we were singing "His Eye," my phone notified me that the feeder had received a visit.  Upon finishing the blessed hymn, I told the congregation about the visit, and explained the feeder and camera.  "I do not know if it was a sparrow or not," I said. "But it would not be surprising, would it?" I then looked at the video.

     It was four sparrows.  What can one say?  Sometimes the Lord does things so obviously and overtly that it almost seems we do not have to walk by faith.  When they happen, we marvel and store their glory deep in our spirits as personal assurance of how near, active, and involved our Heavenly Father is in our lives.  Indeed, walking by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ forms within our hearts a collection of confirmations, revealing that the truths of the written Word of God we believe proceed from the living Word of God we know.  

    To experience such grace in the moment with so many fellow believers multiplied the blessing beyond measure.  I encouraged them and myself to not forget how personal the Lord had been with us in our gathering, nor the truth that as much as He cares for all His creatures - "His tender mercies are over all His works" - the truth remains that "ye are of more value than many sparrows" (Psalm 145:9; Matthew 10:31).  

   We cannot manufacture such moments, nor manipulate our Heavenly Father to produce them.  We can expect, however, that the God we cannot presently see, hear, or touch will make Himself known, in ways that often seem far more tangible than sight, sound, and sensation can convey.  A hymn of sparrows, a sermon of sparrows, and a small flock of sparrows confirmed this for us yesterday, providing a moment and a memory to hide within the heart.  Such grace reveals our Father's heart, His presence, and His intricate and detailed involvement in our lives.  And it will be there to help us in times when we walk by faith in His heart, even though we cannot see or understand the ways of His hand.

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

(Hebrews 11:1)

Weekly Memory Verse  

    Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

(Jeremiah 15:16)

   

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