Matthew 10:30-31
Even
all the hairs of your head are counted. So
do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
As a child, whenever I
have a fever, my mother would take me to our family doctor. When we arrived, I would feel some fear as I
would smell the scent of mixture of medicines, alcohols – “amoy-ospital”
(hospital scent). After checking me up,
she would say the words I dreaded most, “have to inject him with antibiotic.” She would go to a small room to arrange
everything. And once she goes out, she
has with her this injection. All I can
do is to hug my mother to get some relief, some protection from the “menacing”
injection. I would feel the prick, and
then it is finished. My fever would be
gone after a day or two, and I am ready again to play with my friends.
Problems in our lives would come and
go. But if we try to dodge every
problems that come our way, then it will surely hunt you down repeatedly in the
future. All we need to do is seek Him
and pray. Let Him hug you and carry you
in His arms as the “storm” passes by.
You will feel a little pain, but then, it would be gone in a little
while.
Trusting in God banishes fear. He knows the count of the number of our
hairs. Imagine, as trivial as this, He
knows! What more of those vital things
in our lives. Jesus wants to get across
the idea that it doesn’t matter what is happening in your life, God has an intimate
knowledge of every detail.
It may be that you are suffering in
silence, or that your friends and family do not appreciate the depth of your
anguish and pain, however, in the end God knows everything. He knows in detail everything!
God does not want us to be afraid of
anything but to have confidence in him. If
you acknowledge him as the source of all goodness, he will acknowledge you,
when you appear before him for judgment.
Like a father who will do anything to
protect his child, God watches over us.
Almighty Father, my heart will not fear; though
war break out against me, even then will I be confident. Amen +
Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad!
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