Men and Many Sparrows

Our Lord declares in Matthew 10:29–31 that God cares even for the sparrows, yet He affirms, “Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.” History has often contradicted this truth: for centuries in England, royal forests and game preserves placed deer and wildlife above the lives of common people farmers could not protect their crops from marauding deer, and better records were kept of the deer in Windsor Forest than of the human population. Oliver Cromwell was beloved by farmers for ending this unnatural priority; when Charles II restored the old order, animals again ranked higher than men. Puritanism fiercely protested such elitism, insisting that man, made in God’s image, is of infinitely greater worth than beasts or birds. Yet today, as faith in Christ fades, the same distortion reappears: many show contempt for their fellow men while lavishing tender mercies on animals and the environment, often proving cruel to people. God’s law calls us to care for creation (Prov. 12:10), but never to exalt it above humanity. Remember Christ’s words: you are worth far more than the flowers of the field, the wildlife, and many sparrows. This is the unchanging truth of God. #MoreValueThanManySparrows #MadeInHisImage #GodsCareForMan