Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Luke 12:6 [NIV]
Most mornings, I choose to have a few minutes with God after parking at work. My view from the car is a very ordinary-looking hedge full of brambles and grass. For the majority of us, most days contain their fair share of the familiar and mundane, the weeds of the plant world if you like. Yet these plants are every bit as amazing as the visually more appealing cousins that we choose to grow in our gardens. They have the same hugely complex cell structures, enabling them to harness the sun's energy and turn carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen. They truly are a wonder, yet it is so easy to pass them by.
Jesus took time out to be alone with God. After he had become influential, attracting thousands to come and listen to him he still took time to pray. It must have been tempting to live for the influential events with large crowds, and to have seen that as his sole ministry, yet he had time to heal the blind beggar or have a meal with a tax collector.
A lot of Jesus' parables and analogies are related to the natural world. I expect the needs of the ordinary individual were something that came out of his prayer time and his reflections.
Taking time out each day to be with God is essential. It helps us see God in the ordinary, everyday things of life, not just in nature but in those around us. By taking time out, maybe you can see how God can use you in everyday events today.
Jon Seaton
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