Good Morning All,
Isaiah
43:1; “But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed
you, O Israel: “Fear
not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
It
can be very embarrassing. It was for
me. I was with a group of friends and
colleagues as we were talking to a state senator. I went to college with him and had taken a
few classes with him. I knew his wife
from when they dated in college. I had
told my friends that we could talk to him and he would listen. I assumed that he remembered me and I thought
that would give me an “in.” I told those
with me that we were old buddies from college.
As the group introduced themselves to him, I waited until last. I gave him the old, “how you doing buddy?’ He looked at me with a puzzled look and said,
“and you are?”
I was disappointed; I was embarrassed; I
was shocked and let down. I was an unknown. I didn’t have a name as far as he was
concerned; I was just one more voter, one more person who wanted something from
him and the government. I was pretty
quiet on the way home. I didn’t add much
to the conversation. I felt very small
and almost invisible.
Maybe you have been in that situation, you
thought someone should have known who you were but they had absolutely no idea who
you were. It might just have been a
puzzled look on their face or it might have been the, “I’m sorry, do I know you?”
question that completely deflated you. Most of us are not famous but we like to
think we are known. We like to think
that people recognize us. When they don’t,
we are depressed and deflated. It hurts
and it can hurt a lot especially if we thought we were close to the person who
now doesn’t even have a clue who we are.
It may be one of the most disheartening
things we experience; a time when no one knows us. We feel insignificant and unimportant. We are lost.
This is how the devil wants you to feel; lost, alone, insignificant and
without a voice. Yet this is not how God
views you.
God knows your name and he calls you by
your name. God knows how many hairs are
on your head but above all, God knows your fears and your pains and he seeks to
calm them and ease them. He wants to
comfort you as his dear child and to give you hope. He has created you and redeemed you. You are
his twice and more importantly, you are his forever because you are his by his
choice. He wants you make no mistake
about that. God wants you as his dear
child to live with him in eternal joy and peace. This is his desire for you, that you be his
forever blessed and in his kingdom.
Father
of all mercy, you call us by name because we are your dear children. You knew us before we were even formed. Keep us as your dear children and lead us to
see that you not only know us but you love us and cherish us and see us as your
own children. Be with those who feel
lost and nameless. Guide them by your
Spirit that they may hear you call them by name. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.
God’s Peace
Pastor Bret
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