By Pastor Dr. Aggrey Soyekwo
Matthew 10:29-31 “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” – NIV
Jesus spent time to encourage His disciples on how important they are to God. He uses two examples to drive the point home. The sparrow is a little almost insignificant bird. Two of these birds cost almost nothing, but God cares about them so much that when one dies and falls down in the thick forests, God takes note! None of us ever bothers to know how many hairs we have in our heads, but God cares enough to not only know their number, but also takes note when one of them falls down.
We all need this encouragement one time or another in life as we go through situations that attempt to make us feel less than who we really are. Despite the life upheavals, God wants us to know we are so precious to Him. If He can care for things that don’t bother us, little things in His creation, how much more His most treasured creation, man? He who did not spare His Son, but gave Him up for us, how can He fail to supply our need (Romans 8:32)? If He did whatever it could take to save us, can He abandon us? Never!
He even committed Himself to never leave nor forsake us(Heb 13:5). Cheer up child of God. You are more valuable than you can imagine. You need to have this awareness and consciously live with it. Walk with your head up, in confidence. He loves and cares for you more than you. We are His treasured possession. Don’t allow your environmental circumstances define you. They may make you feel inferior and unworthy. Take your Father’s report. You are valuable and precious! You are His own!
Psalms 100:3 “Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”
Shalom children of God.