Safe and Secure

Remember that even in the darkest hour Jesus is right there beside you, holding your hand, and He's not going to let go. This is a beautiful poem that I found really touching.

The Sparrow

I'm only a little sparrow,
A bird of low degree;
My life is of little value,
But the dear Lord cares for me.

I know there are many sparrows--
All over the world they are found;
But our heavenly Father knoweth
When one of us falls to the ground.

Though small, we are never forgotten;
Though weak we are never afraid;
For we know that the dear Lord keepeth
The life of the creatures He made.

I just fold my wings at nightfall,
Wherever I happen to be;
For the Father is always watching,
And no harm can happen to me.

I am only a little sparrow,
A bird of low degree;
But I know that the Father loves me,
Dost thou know of His love for thee?
--Author Unknown
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You may forget God, but He will never forget you.

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Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life (The Bible, Psalm 42:8).

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Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on His gentle breast.
Here no fears alarm me,
Here can my soul find rest.
--Fanny Crosby

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Peace that Comes from Faith

If you're in a big stew, confused and worrying and fretting and fuming, you're not trusting. You don't have the faith you ought to have. Trusting is a picture of complete rest, peace and quiet of mind, heart and spirit. The body may have to continue working, but your attitude and spirit is calm. Thou [God] shalt keep in perfect peace he whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee (The Bible, Isaiah 26:3).

That's why you can have peace in the midst of storm. That reminds me of the picture that won a contest where the artists were supposed to illustrate peace. Most of the artists handed in quiet, calm country scenes absolute total quiet. Well, that's a form of peace! But the hardest kind of peace to have is the picture that won the award! That was a picture of roaring, raging rapids a river in all its foaming and fury. But on a slim branch overhanging the raging current, was a beautiful little nest with a tiny bird sitting there and peacefully singing away in spite of the storm. That's when your faith gets tested in the midst of the storm.

Faith in God, trust in God, gives you a feeling of rest of body, peace of mind, contentment of heart and spiritual well-being. When we know that God loves us, we know everything is going to be okay, including His taking care of everything! Then you have peace of mind and you can just rest in the Lord.

Help us not to worry, Lord, because we trust You, and we keep our mind stayed on You, and You'll keep us in perfect peace. We know You're going to handle everything and You know what's best to do, and we know that You're in control.

Refuge from the Storm

By Mrs. Charles Cowman

One night during a terrible storm, a man walked along the shore of the sea. The clouds hung low overhead. The wind howled. Thunder roared. Lightning flashed and the rain poured down in torrents.

The man pulled his overcoat closer around him, bent his body to the wind and hurried home. A little bird lost in the storm sought shelter under his coat; he took it in his hand, carried it home, and placed it in a warm cage. The next morning after the storm had subsided, and the clouds had cleared away, he took the little bird to the door. It paused on his hand for a moment; then lifting its tiny wings, it hurried back to its forest home. Then it was that Charles Wesley (1707-1788) went back to his room and wrote the words to a song that is loved around the world today and will live on in time:

Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still is high.

Hide me, O my Savior, hide,
Till the storm of life be past.
Safe into the haven guide,
O receive my soul at last!

Other refuge have I none,
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee.
Leave, ah! Leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me.
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When wearied with the strain of it all, you can fly to God on the wings of prayer and faith and get the relief that He alone can give you.
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Though we tremble in the dark,
In need of strength and help and cheer,
We have a tender Father's Word:
"Fear thou not, for I am here!"
--Dinnie McDole Hays

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Our great matters are little to God's infinite power, and our little matters are great to His Father love.
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The local parks commission had been ordered to remove the trees from a certain street which was to be widened. As they were about to begin, the foreman and his men noticed a robin's nest in one of the trees and the mother robin sitting on the nest. The foreman ordered the men to leave the tree until later.

Returning, they found the nest occupied by little wide-mouthed robins. Again they left the tree. When they returned at a later date they found the nest empty. The family had grown and flown away. But something at the bottom of the nest caught the eye of one of the workmen--a soiled little white card. When he had separated it from the mud and sticks, he found that it was a small Sunday school card and on it the words, "We trust in the Lord our God."
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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? (The Bible, Matthew 6:26).