[CS-FSLUG] Today's Daily Encounter

[Fred A. Miller]

Today's Daily Encounter
 
1. Does God Care?
 
"Not one sparrow ... can fall to the ground without
your Father knowing it. And the very hairs of your
head are all numbered. So don't worry! You are more
valuable to him than many sparrows" (Jesus in Matthew
10:29-31, TLB).
 
You may have read about some city workers in Hamilton,
Canada, who were trimming trees along a certain street.
In one tree they found a nest with several baby robins
in it. They decided not to trim this tree until the
nest was empty.
 
When it was abandoned, the workers returned. In the
nest they found a piece of paper, along with dried
twigs, the robins had used to build the nest for their
babies. On the paper were printed the words, "We trust
in the Lord our God!"
 
In life when things get rough as they sometimes do, it
pays to remember how Jesus said that God was aware of
every sparrow that fell to the ground and that we were
of much more value than many sparrows. This was to let
us know that God cares when we are hurting. As the
hymn writer expressed it:
 
Does Jesus care when my heart is pained
Too deeply for mirth and song;
As the burdens press, and the cares distress,
And the way grows weary and long?
 
O Yes, He cares; I know he cares,
His heart is touched with my grief;
When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,
I know my Savior cares.1
 
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, in my times of sadness
and distress help me to not only to know that you
care, but also to feel your loving care in the very
depths of my being. And please give me loving friends
who will support me through these times--not to preach
at me or give me advice, but just to be there--and be
as Jesus to me. And help me to do the same for others
who are going through tough times. Thank you for
hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus'
name, amen."
 
Frank E. Graeff
 
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