Monday, April 22, 2013

God Remembers

Looking into the woods a few moments ago I saw some of the small summer birds. What type they are is unknown to me, but I call them summer birds because they are not with us in the snow. It reminded be of the scripture about God knows all about the sparrows, and knows about us.

In Luke 12:6 Jesus was telling people that when the sparrows are sold, God remembers everyone of them. Luke 12:7 says the hairs of our head are numbered. In Matthew 10:29 the story of the sparrow includes the fact that one cannot even fall to the ground without God watching over it. Matthew 10:30 repeats the comment about the number of hairs on our head. In both cases the story is near the teaching on how to pray (referred to as the Lord’s Prayer). All of this is in reference to being afraid of what man can do to us, our circumstances, and the challenges of life. The point He is making is that if God remembers the sparrow, and He knows even how many hairs I have, then we need not worry about our life but should be encouraged because God remembers, has a plan, is the All Mighty God, and is watching over us.

As I was writing this, I smiled. It occurred to me that God not only loves me, protects me, and is on my side, He also has a sense of humor. After all, As I get older, every day God has to change the numbers he has to assign for me on the hair thing… Yes, we can even have humor in our relationship to the King of kings!

Prayer
Thank You for watching over us, Father. Thank You that You know every detail about me, and love me anyway. It is good for me to know that You never fail and never give up on me. Praise be to the most glorious King of the universe! In Jesus name. Amen.