Taught by Turkeys

Taught by Turkeys

Bible: Matthew 6:25–34

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them (V.26).

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Do you know what a group of turkeys is called? It’s called a rafter. Why am I writing about turkeys? Because I’ve just returned from a weekend at a farm. Each day, I stopped to watch the train of turkeys that went parading past. I’d never turkey-watched before. They scratched fiercely with spectacular talons. Then they hunted and pecked at the ground. Eating, I assume (since I’d never watched turkeys before, I wasn’t 100% sure!). The scrawny bits of grit they ate didn’t look like very filling. Yet here were these turkeys, a dozen of them, all of which looked plump and happy. Watching those well-fed turkeys brought to mind Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:26: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Jesus uses God’s provision for seemingly worthless birds to remind us of His care for us. If a bird’s life matters, how much more does ours? Jesus then contrasts worrying about our daily needs (VV. 27–31) with a life in which we “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness” (V. 33), one in which we’re confident of His generous provision for our needs. Because if God can care for that rafter of wild turkeys, He can certainly look after you and me.

IF GOD CARES FOR THE CREATURES HE HAS
MADE, HE WILL CERTAINLY PROVIDE FOR THE
PEOPLE HE LOVES.

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