1 post tagged “sparrow”

I had gotten hold of my older brother,s air gun, what a boon for a ten year old! I raced triumphantly upstairs to the bedroom window, where was it, my first trophy? There he was in the tree next door, twittering away and swaying happily in the summer breeze, a sparrow. I beaded him up nicely, steady now. PAP it was a perfect shot, I watched with some satisfaction as he plummeted, lifeless to the ground, I took the stairs in one leap and soon had my prize in my hand, still warm, and I remembered the words of Jesus "Not a sparrow shall fall to the earth, but The Father knows" I can never forget the shame that came over me as I realised God had seen what I had done, and why? I looked at the dead bird in my hand, he was beautiful. I spent many long hours looking inside myself to try to discover what it was, what is it that dark? I promised God I would never again hurt a living thing. But it was to be many years more before I discovered just what that darkness is. We are living in a age that has progressed beyond the concept of sin, but not beyond wicked murder.Jesus said "ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."Once you discover that it,s sin in the human heart that is at the root of human violence and lawlessness then you can know that God has made a way for that sin to be washed away. I look at the cross and I see a co-relation there with the darkness that was in my heart. I also see how much God loves me when I see the length He was willing to go to set me free from it. He was wounded for our transgressions He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed. There is life for a look at the crucified One. I pray that you might find His peace.