Good Morning All!
Matthew
10:30; “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.”
So how well do you know
the people closest to you? Do you know their eye color, birthdate, favorite
color, favorite meal, their dream vacation? There is a lot to know about people
if you think about it and what happens when what you thought you know changes? Some
people can be totally afraid of a thunderstorm only to become accustomed to it
later on. Some people can be convinced
that they hate broccoli until they try it and then it changes. There was a time
when I liked a certain food. Once, after I ate it, I became sick and was
convinced that the food made me sick; I don’t eat that food anymore. I changed
so how would you know what I liked?
The true test of knowing someone is when
you respond even when you are not asked. If you ask a friend, “What’s wrong?”
and they respond, “nothing.” But you hug them anyway; that is knowing them. When
someone just shows up and starts to help, or just sits and listens; that is
truly knowing someone. Because in the ultimate sense “to know me is to love
me.” That is how the old song goes and
it is true. For those we know best we know because we love them. That is why
and how we know them by the love that we share.
Our heavenly Father truly knows us. Our
verse speaks of God as knowing how many hairs we have on our head. This may
sound like something spectacular, but it goes much deeper than some form of
generic knowledge. The reason that God knows this isn’t just because he is all
knowing; rather it is because he is all loving. He knows this because he loves
us. The greatness of God is shown, not by his power but by his love; a love
that allowed Jesus to die upon the cross for you. So thus, God knows you.
As God knows about you, what color your
eyes are or how many hairs you have; he knows the content of you. He knows your
fears, he knows your pains, he knows your needs before you do. He comes to you
with his love to comfort you, to offer you hope. God knows you because he loves
you. It is an understanding love; it is an all-encompassing comprehension of
the struggles in your life and hope ad knowledge that through it all; God’s
incredible love is there for us.
God knows how many hairs you have, not for
inventory, but for the loving nature that brings you back into his family. None
of us are so bruised or damaged that God does not want you back; he always has
and always will. Trust in God’s mercy to see you through.
Dear Father, you know me. You
know my fears, you know my pain, you know my joys and sorrows. Give me the
strength to stand up I the face of life’s struggles and keep me secure in the
knowledge that you are with me. You are there to comfort and console, to guide
and to counsel. Keep me safe. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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