From the Desk of Jeff King

Still small voice

God's voice thunders from heaven (Psalm 18:13) but one day recently He reached me with a whisper. I was driving in my car to visit a wheelchair-bound Christian friend, who was struggling at home with health issues. I asked the Lord if He had a Scripture verse I could share to encourage him. Nothing came to me. After a pause I heard His still small voice speak in my spirit, "Sparrows." I immediately thought of Yeshua's words in Matthew 10:29-31:

Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

The Lord gave me this passage to comfort my friend on his sickbed. Like the sparrow, the Lord had not forgotten nor forsaken him. I parked in a gravel driveway at the side of his house, grabbed my Bible and walked up the steps. This was my first visit to his home. As I approached the front door I looked up and froze. Dozens of sparrows and finches were crowded around a row of bird feeders positioned in front of the living-room window. They were chowing down in the chill of morning, oblivious of the visitor. I came to deliver a blessing, but God blessed me before I even reached the door. He confirmed that I had indeed heard His voice – a one-word command – and was on task. Once inside, I shared the Matthew passage with my friend and we had a wonderful time of fellowship. I felt God's peace and presence as we opened the Scriptures. Not only was His gaze locked on us, but on a flock of unwitting birds having breakfast outside. On the way home I whispered to the Lord: You are awesome and amazing. You are God, and there is none like You.