Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Christ argues from the lesser to the greater: if God's eye is upon worthless sparrows, protecting each one so that nothing befalls them by chance, how much more does He guard your life? God's providence is not some vague, confused arrangement, but a particular care over each creature. To doubt this is to do Him injustice.
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Christ sends you as sheep into wolves' jaws, so you must learn to combine the serpent's cunning with the dove's innocence. He forewarned the disciples of sufferings to come, not to shake their faith, but to steel it; when troubles arrive as He predicted, they will confirm rather than destroy what you believe.
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Commenting on Matthew 10:16-42
God numbers the very hairs of your head, a proverbial way of declaring His exquisite knowledge and care over His creatures, especially His faithful ministers. Not a single hair falls to the ground without His knowledge and will. Your lives are written in His book of purposes and decrees; you have no reason to fear what men can do.
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