God’s Attentiveness
My wife has some little finches and recently one of them died. It was a cute little brown and white male and his name was Butterscotch. He had such a pretty song. His passing reminded me of something Jesus said and interestingly on the night before finding her little finch I was reminded of how even one sparrow gets God’s attention. That means we get it even more because we are more valued than the sparrows.
When my wife and I settle into bed each evening we pray and chat just a bit. Now mind you, I am not educating my wife as she is well versed in the word on her own. But by speaking of these things together we are encouraged. She shares her thoughts with me concerning what the Holy Spirit shows her as well. In Scripture it says this,
Luke 12:6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
I marvel that there has never been even one sparrow at any given time that was forgotten by God. That is attention on a whole other level. Now it doesn’t say God stops them from being sold. It is speaking of how He keeps track of them.
But it doesn’t stop there. You see something even more important to capture is stated. God watches you and me so carefully that even the hairs on our heads are numbered by Him. I must confess, I am keeping His subtraction skills well tuned. But the beauty of this statement is that it ascribes an amazing value to me, and to you. It also lets us know how attentive God is towards us.
You see we are of more value than the sparrows!
So, if God gives incredible attention to detail with sparrows and has never forgotten even one, I find it difficult to believe He would ever forget you, or me.
There is a love and compassion that runs really deep with God, and it was put on display at the cross of Jesus. Be encouraged today in knowing you are very well known by God, and take time to get to know Him better by the grace that yours in Christ Jesus. I promise it will never be a waste of your time. It can be a comfort to know that even in times when things aren’t going your way, He is aware and He never forgets you.
Never forget that you are of more value than many sparrows and not even one of them is sold without God knowing about it. I invite you to ponder that with the idea of how aware He must be as it pertains to you. You can go to Him knowing He is already aware and was hoping you would come to Him about it.
Have a great day enjoying His love and attention in your life.
