*This was written quite a while back, but just now having time to publish, so dates aren't accurate.
This
weekend my family and I went to visit my new baby nephew, Kolbe. He is only a couple weeks old and is still
very tiny and fragile. He had 10 perfect
fingers and 10 perfect toes. He felt so
cuddly warm and was just so handsomely cute.
I love holding new babies!
Kolbe
was baptized yesterday and they had a big party after the baptism to celebrate
Kolbe being welcomed into the family of God.
With so many people around, I thought it would be a good idea for me to
help my sister with Kolbe so she could continue visiting her guests at the
party. When he got a dirty diaper, I
went to change him. I grabbed a diaper
out of the bag and put it on him. I
thought it sure did look big – I mean the diaper went all the way up to his
underarms! I thought maybe my sister had
just packed the wrong diapers, so I doubled the diaper over, put his clothes
back on him and took my little sumo wrestler looking nephew back out to his
party. It wasn’t long till he messed his
pants again, so I took him back in for a change and when I did, I discovered
that my sister DID pack the right diapers – she packed big ones for her other
son and little ones for Kolbe. I forgot
that my other little nephew was still in diapers. This time I put the right diaper on him,
which fit MUCH better.
If
I had taken time to ask my sister about the diapers the first time, I wouldn’t
have created a mini-sumo wrestler right?
My sister is his caretaker, the one who loves him and provides for him,
the one who packed his bag and knows all about him right? God is like that with us. He is our caretaker, the one who loves us and
provides for us, the one who gives us all things and knows everything about
us.
Sometimes
I forget this and I look to the people around me to try and figure out my
worth. I listen to others telling me
that I may not be pretty enough or smart enough or others who tell me I am not
a good person. It’s hard to decide who I
am when I listen to others. The Bible
says in Matthew 10:29-30 “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. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
The
Bible tells us that God knows exactly how many hairs are on your head. Look around the room, some of us have a lot of
hair and some don't have very much. It doesn't matter how much or how
little hair you have, God knows how many hairs are on each person's head!
The Bibles also says that God knows exactly how many birds are in the air and
if one of them dies and falls to the ground, God knows it! If God cares
when a little sparrow falls to the ground, can you imagine how much he cares
for you? Well, I'll tell you how much God cares for you -- He cares for
you so much that He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die on the cross so that you
could have everlasting life. Now, that's amazing love!
The
next time you can’t remember how much you are worth, think about God’s words to
us. He created you and loves you and
knows everything about you. Go to God
the next time you need to know who you are.
Let’s
pray. Dear God, thank you for creating
me and knowing me. Thank you for loving
me the way you do. We thank you for the
sacrifice you made on the cross for our sins.
Help us to remember, our value and worth is in you. We love you and praise you and thank you for
today. In Jesus name, Amen.
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