I enjoy feeding wild life in my garden. One evening, I noticed a bluejay sitting alone after the other birds had gone. I eased up to it. The bluejay was alive but barely moving.
The bluejay seemed comforted by my presence, so I sat on the ground near the bird until mosquitoes swarmed around me. I hated to leave the bird alone but needed to go inside. I’d never rehabilitated a wild bird before. I decided I’d call the local wildlife office in the morning.
In the meantime, I prayed, Lord I place this bluejay in your hands.
The next morning, I slid on my garden shoes and walked outside to where the bird had been the night before. It was gone! Based on the bird's condition, I doubted it flew away. Had a predator taken it? Maybe the neighbor’s cat or an owl?
My husband sensed my concern. "Where did you place the bird?" he asked. "I placed the Blue Jay in God's hands—but this isn’t what I expected God to do!"
Deep inside, I knew that if I couldn't believe God would take care of the bird, there was no way I could believe He would take care of me.
"While speaking about worry, Jesus gave us a comparison between the importance of our lives and the importance of birds. He said, "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?" (Matthew 6:26)
The Lord gently holds us. There's not a day that goes by that we have to worry, wonder, or fear the sovereignty of His answers. He hears our prayers and knows the concerns of our hearts. Guess who I saw drinking from my bird fountain two days later? The bluejay!
How do I know it was the same bird? Its feathers were rumpled, it hopped with a limp, and it lingered behind the other birds. The bluejay looked at me just before it flew away. I looked at my husband. Faith rose in my heart. I looked back out the screen door and smiled.
"It'll be just fine," I said. "This time, I've learned not only to place the bluejay in God's hands, but my whole heart, too."
What’s concerning you today? Is there a situation that you’re apprehensive about? Do you long for the reassurance of heaven? If so, you can place your worries in God’s great hands.
Remember, Jesus hands were pierced with nails on Calvary’s cross so that you can walk free, forgiven and be without burden. There on the cross, Jesus paid the ultimate price to win your love. Consider that. Jesus remained confident in God even as He hung on the cross dying in mockery and seemingly forsaken.
Where did Jesus’ confidence come from? According to the book of Luke, He understood the capable and mighty hands of God.
“And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.”(Luke 23:46)
"If Jesus who was gloriously raised from the dead and now sits at the right hand of God in heaven trusted his well being in the hands of his father---despite how bleak the situation looked---won’t you also trust in God?"
