His Eye Is On the Sparrow – Matt. 10:29-31

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred ninety-fifth inspirational message dated Thursday, July 29th, 2021. The title of this message is “His Eye Is On the Sparrow – Matt. 10:29-31”.

The first six words of the title are also the same six words in the name of the below inspirational song/video, “His Eye Is On the Sparrow” (with lyrics) as performed by Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount.  The below passage of scripture (that accompanies this message) is from the New Testament book of Matthew - the twenty-ninth through the thirty-first verses of the tenth chapter:

Matthew 10:29-31

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ³⁰ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

 

I recently was searching on YouTube and I stumbled upon a song that I hadn’t heard in a long time. It was “His Eye Is On the Sparrow”.

I used to hear this song many times in church. It has also been one of my favorite gospel hymns. This song ministered to me when I was younger: when I was in my “thirties” - and my daughters were about 4 and 7 years old. During that time, I had been going through a very stressful time (while I was still married to my ex-husband) and I used to sing this song frequently.

The song’s lyrics (see below) – were like a “healing ointment” to my “wounded and hurting soul”. I remember walking around my apartment – “singing these lyrics” – to “uplift my spirit” – (despite all the challenges that were actually going on all around me, at the time) …

 

I would sing –

“Why should I feel discouraged?

Why should the shadows come?

And why should my heart feel lonely?

And long for heaven and home,

When Jesus is my portion? 

My constant Friend is He,

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;

Refrain:

I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free,

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me!”

 

Recently, I went on the internet and researched the original writer of the song and found that this hymn was first written in 1905 by lyricist Civilla D. Martin and composer Charles H. Gabriel.

The theme of the song was inspired by the words of David in the Psalms and Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew - see the following verses:

Psalm 32:8

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.

 

Matthew 6:26

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

²⁶ Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

 

Matthew 10:29-31

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ³⁰ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.   

 

Personally speaking, “seeing” & singing this song “again” caused me to “remember” how (during a difficult time in my life) -  God allowed me to focus on “HIM and His love for me”!

By SINGING GOD’S PRAISES – it helped me “then” (and it helps me, now) to KNOW, to REMEMBER and to FOCUS on the fact THAT GOD LOVES ME!

In my lowest moments - God comforts me in His unconditional love and He allows me to sing “uplifting and inspirational songs" (such as this one) – to remind me - that “I am never alone”!

His eye is on the sparrow and I know that He watches me!

 

May you, too, know that GOD is watching you – as well as, all His children…He loves us and we are never alone.

 

God’s Word reminds us that “Jesus will NEVER leave us nor forsake us” – see the below verse in - Hebrews 13:5b –

Hebrews 13:5b

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

 

 

No matter WHAT we may go through – We, as God’s children - can ALWAYS PRAY TO, TRUST IN & SING PRAISES TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER GOD!

 

Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video, “His Eye Is On the Sparrow” (with lyrics) as performed by Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount - sung with power and anointing.

 

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

(If you can't see the below video: Please scroll down to the end - Under the rectangular box labeled "Home" - please click "View web version". You will automatically be taken to the top of the message - please scroll down to the "end" of the message to view the video. Please press play to enjoy the song/video.)

 

BE BLESSED!