GOD is in the detail
June 28, 2017
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Matthew 10: 24-39
24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” (verses 29-30)
I am far from the size of a sparrow. Children in the Primary School where I serve as Chaplain don’t call me “Mr. HUGE” for nothing. Yet, large or small, God watches over us. If you saw my picture, you would understand why it is easy-peasy for God to “count the hairs” on my head. Yet, bald or hirsute, God watches over us.
Prayer
Dear Lord, Your eye is on the sparrow, yet still You see the bigger picture.
Not only do You pay attention to fine detail, but have a purpose for the whole.
In times of turmoil, in days when so much is uncertain – change is the only constant –
I am grateful that Your good will towards mankind is sure and steadfast.
Thank You that in overturning the world’s priorities, You show us what is truly important.
When I feel down, You raise me up. When I am weak, You are strong.
When I do not fully comprehend a situation, You work things out for me,
And always take me towards what is best, not just good.
Receive my thanks and praise, today and every day. Amen.
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