We turn today to another beautiful
hymn by Civilla Martin, “His Eye Is on the Sparrow”. As we found God’s great and marvelous grace
in Psalm 90 “from everlasting”, picturing Genesis 1 “In the beginning”, we find a new scene of grace in Genesis
2. God had made the sparrows and all the
other creatures. He had also made man. For all the creatures God had created a
mate. For man He had not yet done
so. In Genesis 2 we find God saying, “It
is not good that man should be alone.”
God was concerned with the sparrows and God was concerned with
Adam.
Civilla Martin asks, “Why should I
be discouraged? Why should my heart be lonely?”
She answers her question emphatically that she need not be because “His
eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.” I feed the birds in my yard year around. More sparrows come to my feeder than any
other type of bird. It reminds me that
there are a lot of sparrows. They seem
to be the most prolific birds around.
Yet, God cares for each of them.
Not one falls to the ground without the Father taking notice. If He notices the sparrows and cares for them,
how much more does He care for His own dear children?
In His marvelous grace God saw that
Adam was incomplete by himself. God had
given him all the animals as companions, but it wasn’t enough. He had given him a job to do, but it wasn’t
enough. He had given all the good food
and living environment that he needed, but it wasn’t enough. God didn’t chastise Adam for being
incomplete. He loved Adam and he wanted
what was best for His special creation, so God gave Adam a wife. His grace was concerned for the need of Adam
and His power satisfied that need.
God is still concerned for the sons
of Adam. Although we have sinned and
offended Him in every way imaginable, He still sees our need and desires to
help. This time a wife won’t do. This
time we need a Savior so He sent us His Son.
In grace He hung on the cross and died for us. In power He was raised from the dead. Now He takes us as His bride, his special new
creation for the perfect Adam. From the
Garden to the Cross to Eternity God’s grace is revealed to us. We can joyfully sing with Civilla, “I sing
because I’m happy; I sing because I’m free; for His eye is on the sparrow, and
I know He watches me.” The grace of God
never rests.
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