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Show WHY THE BIRDS SING SO, ). Chronicles 20: 20-22; God uses to teach the objects humans us Psalm 147: 1-11 of His creation some lessons of life. He used a Adam and Eve about the listening to of the finer snake to teach danger of the wrong voice. He used lion and bear to teach David about dependence on God and used ants to teach organized show us bravery. He how to work in us spider to structure. He used the how to hold on downs of life. He used the bird a through ups perhaps more and than many other animals to teach us about faith, belief, and trust in God. God used a bird to let Noah know when it to leave the ark for dry land. 1 was He safe reminded us that God children just like willing a cares hen for cares us His for and risks for her chicks. While this text does not mention why birds sing as we birds, we learn hear the historic chapter 20. Listen as we read verse 20 through 22, "Early in the morning they left the Desert of Tekoa. As they set our, Jehoshaphat words of 2 Chronicles stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith· in his prophets and successful." After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: "Give thanks to the you will be 2 Lord, for his love endures forever." As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who invading Judah, and they were defeated. Jesus invites us to "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or were " reap your or store away in barns, and yet heavenly Father feeds them. you not much more they?" (Matthew 6: Are valuable than 26) So in case you miss the rest of this sermon, Birds sing because their hope and faith is in God alone. spend our time worrying and fretting and trying to reason our troubles away. W e think we can figure it all out We on our own. smart F or enough to we are like God and know the 3 cause and the problems. So we ponder and meditate and weigh the affairs of our existence. We study the mysteries even of God and wonder why things are the way they are. Why should we be loaded down? Why should we have burdens? Why does sickness come? What is the solution to our purpose of death? I've come by to tell us that it is all in the hands of God. There is no use indulging in self- fulfilling prophecy or self-revolving criticism or inward thinking. Rather put your trust in the Man who stills the waters and calms the storms, the One who made and created everything, His the one command, the only the cattle hills as with all one who sufficiency owns at not thousand hills but the well. He will loose our shackles on a 4 and sing give us even Here like the birds in are a a new strange land. tow or three things remember about why the birds First, the birds wake minds stayed on song to to sing. early with their the Lord. Listen to singing in the morning, tunes even before the rising of the sun. They rejoice in the dew and the sparkle of a brand new day, a day that they have never seen before in all the days of their lives. It's another opportunity to be their best, to play their part in the game of life, to experience the joys of the Lord. Second, the birds rest in the comforts of divine provisions. They are not wondering where the days supply will come from. They just get up and them _ 5 collect the blessings to enjoy day by day. They bath in the natural streams of heavenly bliss. Then, when it get hot and they need rest, they find shade among the limbs of the trees to land on. They know that everything works together for good to those who love the Lord and according to His name. the Lord will make Third, going are called They know that way somehow. the birds find peace in the a down of the sun. After they have gotten about all day and have done what _. - - - - they were assigned and have reached the highest twigs, they sing an evening song of contentment. When you have done do and the best of you all you can services have been home to rendered, you can fly the welcome voice, "Well done." It's time for restoration and 6 renewal. God will handle the dark places. That's the way Jesus came. He came early in the morning to do the will of His your and my behalf. He gave the provisions of salvation through Father us on by grace. He promised us eternal life where we can sing praise and glorify faith eternity. The Psalmist declared, "Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God: for it is pleasant: and praise is comely He healeth the broken in heart, His name for all ... and bindeth up their wounds Great is our Lord, and of great power: his ... understanding is infinite Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving: sing praise upon the harp unto our God." (Psalm 147: 112) ... 7 |
