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Luke 12: 6, 7 “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.” (NIV)
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The things that make God dear to us are not so much His great big blessings as the tiny things, because they show His amazing intimacy with us; He knows every detail of our individual lives.* |
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Every
time I play Trivial Pursuit, I am
amazed at all the useless information my brain has retained. Some of it – I
have no idea why I know it. What is truly incredible is that every bit of
trivia buried in the recesses of my memory is also housed in the mind of God. A
penny for my thoughts? A sparrow is
worth twice as much. How many hairs are there on my head? (A lot!) Who needs to
know that?
The
God who spoke the universe into creation; who keeps planets from colliding; who
knows what calculus is (are?) – he is the same God who knows my favorite color
and has blessed the earth with flowers to match. In a world of billions, I am
not so much. In the eyes of God, I am worth the life of his Son. After all
that, he isn’t going to forget about me. Or you. He will take care of us.
I have to wonder, though: would I be more valuable if I
could remember important things instead of just the trivial ones? . . . Nope.
The price is the same.
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Understanding how God sees us and how he values us can help us see the truth about ourselves.* |
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