Feed the Ducks, Tuppence a Bag...

Today, I did something I have not done in quite a while – I fed ducks! Armed with a tasty piece of bread, I sat down at the bank of the pond and waited patiently for some ducks to arrive. It wasn’t long till three hungry ducks (and a couple of sneaky Ibises) waddled up for a feed. One particularly bold duck even ventured to take the bread straight from my hand!

The Shy Duck

The Cheeky Bold Duck

The Proud Duck

Please, Miss, Can I Have Some More?

As I fed these beautiful birds, a Bible passage popped into my head:

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 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? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”
Matthew 6:25-27

Although the ducks enjoyed the bread, they did not need to rely on me for their survival – God was taking care of them. He provided them with plenty of food, water and shelter; He clothed them in beautiful glossy feathers. These ducks did not need to worry and stress – God provided for them. And if God looks after ducks, how much more will He look after us? After all, ‘are you not much more valuable than they?’

In today’s worry and stress filled society, perhaps we can learn something from the humble duck...

God bless,
~KR Ludlow~

“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
Luke 12:6-7