*GOD ATTENDS TO YOU CLOSELY !*
`The very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. Luke 12:7`
Living in God’s love requires new eyes. We must learn to continually see God’s grace at work all around us. Jesus was the master of this. For him, it was simply apparent that we live in a God-bathed world. He could not open his eyes without seeing the signs.“Look at the birds,” he would tell his friends. They don’t sow or reap or stow away in barns. They have no strategic plans. They never get colitis or ulcers or high blood pressure. But our heavenly Father feeds them all the time. The Lover of your soul is at work in them again.
Every time you wake up, think a thought, enjoy a meal, your experiences are not random occurrences. They are gracious gifts from your Father. The God of the Bible is the God who notices. _“O LORD, you have searched me and known me”_ the psalmist says.
There is not the smallest detail of your life that is not of immense interest to God. Jesus was convinced of this. This is why he said, _“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.”_
Jesus noticed how anxiety robs us of life: Does anyone notice? Does anyone care? So he points out the Father’s ceaseless attentiveness to sparrows—about the least expensive creature people might buy. So don’t worry, he gently says. You are worth quite a few sparrows. How many sparrows would it take to equal the value of your life in God’s eyes? Put every sparrow that has ever flown on one side of the scales, you on the other, and God will take you every time. If God attends to every mishap in any moment of every sparrow’s life, try to imagine how closely he attends to you.
YOUR BROTHER IN CHRIST,
APOSTLE ASHOK MARTIN