Thursday, May 31, 2012
DETAILS
O LORD, what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you
think of him? Psalm 144:3
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be
afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:30,31
Details
Chatting with a friend the other day, and listening with my heart as
he unloaded a deep concern, I casually asked if he'd prayed about it
No, he replied, and went on to explain he didn't think God was
concerned about something like that. "I do pray about the important
things but not anything as small as this", he added.
I could identify with this thinking, and at one time my thinking was
similar; after all, God has a lot to do all the time! And then….. I
'happened' to be visiting a church one particular weekend. After the
worship service the pastor asked if anyone would like to come up for
prayer.
Several people did. Clearly some had physical ailments; others may
have had financial, family, or work situations they were seeking God's
help with. One woman had a cold, and she went right up for prayer
along with the others. The pastors and prayer team prayed for each
person who came, including the woman with the sniffles. No prayer
request was too large, or too small.
There is nothing under the sun that is not important to God. All we
have to do is look at our solar system, the starry universe, how a
baby is perfectly put together before birth, the cell structure in our
bodies, right down to a perfectly and intricately made bumble bee in a
minutely detailed single flower.
He is most definitely and assuredly in details. And He is totally
interested in the details of our lives. The Word of the Lord is truth,
and it says that even the hairs of our head are numbered by God. That
statement is extraordinary when you think about the fact that the
average loss is 5-150 hairs every day, then new ones growing in, and
God is still aware of the number at any given moment.
He knows every single solitary detail about us. He IS interested and
involved in our lives. No prayer request is too small for Him. He
already knows what is in our hearts and minds, and longs for us to
come to Him, our Heavenly Father, to ask and to talk things over.
Through the Holy Spirit, we can come to Him, trusting and believing.
What an awesome and amazing God we have, that HE would be interested
in every detail concerning us. So let gp and let God; "give all your
worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." (1 Peter 5:7) How
wonderful we serve a God of details.
That is good news.
Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy Sally I. Kennedy,
©2012
http://www.sallyikennedy.com
Irish Thursdays: archived messages, http://sallyikennedy.com/weekly-devotions.html
Devotional books, http://sallyikennedy.com/products.html
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think of him? Psalm 144:3
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be
afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:30,31
Details
Chatting with a friend the other day, and listening with my heart as
he unloaded a deep concern, I casually asked if he'd prayed about it
No, he replied, and went on to explain he didn't think God was
concerned about something like that. "I do pray about the important
things but not anything as small as this", he added.
I could identify with this thinking, and at one time my thinking was
similar; after all, God has a lot to do all the time! And then….. I
'happened' to be visiting a church one particular weekend. After the
worship service the pastor asked if anyone would like to come up for
prayer.
Several people did. Clearly some had physical ailments; others may
have had financial, family, or work situations they were seeking God's
help with. One woman had a cold, and she went right up for prayer
along with the others. The pastors and prayer team prayed for each
person who came, including the woman with the sniffles. No prayer
request was too large, or too small.
There is nothing under the sun that is not important to God. All we
have to do is look at our solar system, the starry universe, how a
baby is perfectly put together before birth, the cell structure in our
bodies, right down to a perfectly and intricately made bumble bee in a
minutely detailed single flower.
He is most definitely and assuredly in details. And He is totally
interested in the details of our lives. The Word of the Lord is truth,
and it says that even the hairs of our head are numbered by God. That
statement is extraordinary when you think about the fact that the
average loss is 5-150 hairs every day, then new ones growing in, and
God is still aware of the number at any given moment.
He knows every single solitary detail about us. He IS interested and
involved in our lives. No prayer request is too small for Him. He
already knows what is in our hearts and minds, and longs for us to
come to Him, our Heavenly Father, to ask and to talk things over.
Through the Holy Spirit, we can come to Him, trusting and believing.
What an awesome and amazing God we have, that HE would be interested
in every detail concerning us. So let gp and let God; "give all your
worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." (1 Peter 5:7) How
wonderful we serve a God of details.
That is good news.
Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy Sally I. Kennedy,
©2012
http://www.sallyikennedy.com
Irish Thursdays: archived messages, http://sallyikennedy.com/weekly-devotions.html
Devotional books, http://sallyikennedy.com/products.html
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