{"id":20573,"date":"2014-07-06T07:25:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T11:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=20573"},"modified":"2014-07-06T07:37:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T11:37:29","slug":"eye-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/06\/eye-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"His Eye Is On The Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Why do I feel discouraged, w<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">hy do the shadows come<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And why does my heart feel lonely a<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">nd long for heaven and home<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When Jesus is my portion&#8230; a<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0constant friend is He<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> His eye is on the sparrow a<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">nd I know He watches me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">So I sing because I&#8217;m happy<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And I sing because I&#8217;m free<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> His eye is on the sparrow<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And I know He watches me<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise<\/span><br style=\"color: #a0522d;\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\">When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">dies<\/span><br style=\"color: #a0522d;\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free<\/span><br style=\"color: #a0522d;\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\">His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me<\/span><br style=\"color: #a0522d;\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\">His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/srRoM_RdgWw?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSongwriters: Mrs. Civilla Martin, along with Charles Gabriel, Sr. and Peter Matz<br \/>\nPerformed by: Sandi Patty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 *\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the psalmist was in the same praise-filled frame of mind as Mrs. Martin the day she penned the poem which became this classic song. \u00a0David wrote,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Lord is my light and my salvation;<br \/>\nwhom shall I fear?<br \/>\nThe Lord is the stronghold of my life;<br \/>\nof whom shall I be afraid?<br \/>\nWhen evildoers assail me<br \/>\nto eat up my flesh,<br \/>\nmy adversaries and foes,<br \/>\nit is they who stumble and fall.<br \/>\nThough an army encamp against me,<br \/>\nmy heart shall not fear;<br \/>\nthough war arise against me,<br \/>\nyet I will be confident.<br \/>\nOne thing have I asked of the Lord,<br \/>\nthat will I seek after:<br \/>\nthat I may dwell in the house of the Lord<br \/>\nall the days of my life,<br \/>\nto gaze upon the beauty of the Lord<br \/>\nand to inquire in his temple.<br \/>\nPsalms 27:1-4<\/p>\n<p>David knew, through his vast experience of being sought after to harm and kill by Saul and his men, that evil comes against us and that people will seek to hurt us&#8230;whether it be physically or emotionally, financially, or in other ways. But David sung his confession of trust in His God. He was assured that, because the Lord was his Light, his Salvation, his Stronghold\u2014his Refuge and Strength\u2014that he need not have fear.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus spoke to His disciples, soon before He would be taken from them and crucified, telling them this Truth also. He endeavored to give them courage telling them of the great value that they had to His, and their, Father.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;<br \/>\nbut rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell (Gehenna).<br \/>\nAre not two little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground<br \/>\nwithout your Father\u2019s leave (consent) and notice.<br \/>\nBut even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.<br \/>\nFear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.<br \/>\nMatthew 10:28-31<\/p>\n<p>We, in our day and time, have the Scriptures to turn to and receive MUCH inspiration and encouragement! One of my most favorite passages is in the Book of Habakkuk. If you know this record, perhaps you are thinking \u201cNOT the most inspiring record to pick, Coleen!\u201d This short three chapters tell of worry and fear&#8230;except if you take it all together in context&#8230;including the praise of chapter 3!<\/p>\n<p>The book of Habakkuk shows a picture of prideful people being humbled. \u00a0It reminds us that while God may seem silent, He always has a plan to deal with the evil and He always works out justice. Habakkuk the prophet gives a wonderful example encouraging us to wait on the Lord, expecting that He will indeed work all things out and that He always has a plan to take care of His people.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the very last bit of the Book of Habakkuk:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines,<br \/>\nThough the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food,<br \/>\nThough there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,<br \/>\nYet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.<br \/>\nThe Sovereign Lord is my Strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,<br \/>\nHe enables me to tread on the heights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Habakkuk 3:17-19<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As such should be our own confession and praise! \u00a0Just as the psalmist David and Mrs. Martin wrote of their own trust and confidence in God\u2019s goodness, so should&#8230;so CAN&#8230;we. \u00a0\u2018His eye IS on the sparrow&#8230;and I KNOW He watches me!\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do I feel discouraged, why do the shadows come And why does my heart feel lonely and long for heaven and home When Jesus is my portion&#8230; a\u00a0constant friend is He His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me So I sing because I&#8217;m happy And I sing because I&#8217;m [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[235,1287,425,6735,4932,5521],"class_list":["post-20573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-his-eye-is-on-the-sparrow","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-sandi-patty","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-5lP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20573"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20584,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20573\/revisions\/20584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}