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bluidkiti · 01-09-2014, 09:24 AM

Through the Magnifying Glass

Read Matthew 10:28-31

Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
-Matthew 10:30 (NIV)

IN our garden is a clump of London Pride. This dainty plant doesn't have a big impact in the flower bed. Its flowers are insignificant, and they fade unnoticed into the background.

However, when I view these little flowers through a magnifying glass, they are amazing. Each of the stamens is clearly defined, and small red dots are arranged with precision on each pale pink petal. The London Pride is a flower of great beauty and deserves its place in our garden.

When I see the magnified flower I think of how God must view you and me. God knows us intimately enough to number the hairs on our heads. Much in our world can cause us to feel unworthy, insignificant, and afraid. But in today's reading from Matthew, Jesus reminds us of our worth to our Creator.

When the pain of this world threatens to rob me of my sense of value and my joy, I want to remember that God knows the number of hairs on my head!

Patricia Sanderson (West Yorkshire, England)
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you that we are precious in your sight. Thank you for all you have created. Most especially, thank you that you love us with a love that is eternal. Amen.

Thought for the Day
Nothing can take away the worth God gives us.

01-09-2014, 09:24 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,608	Through the Magnifying Glass Through the Magnifying Glass Read Matthew 10:28-31 Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. -Matthew 10:30 (NIV) IN our garden is a clump of London Pride. This dainty plant doesn't have a big impact in the flower bed. Its flowers are insignificant, and they fade unnoticed into the background. However, when I view these little flowers through a magnifying glass, they are amazing. Each of the stamens is clearly defined, and small red dots are arranged with precision on each pale pink petal. The London Pride is a flower of great beauty and deserves its place in our garden. When I see the magnified flower I think of how God must view you and me. God knows us intimately enough to number the hairs on our heads. Much in our world can cause us to feel unworthy, insignificant, and afraid. But in today's reading from Matthew, Jesus reminds us of our worth to our Creator. When the pain of this world threatens to rob me of my sense of value and my joy, I want to remember that God knows the number of hairs on my head! Patricia Sanderson (West Yorkshire, England) Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you that we are precious in your sight. Thank you for all you have created. Most especially, thank you that you love us with a love that is eternal. Amen. Thought for the Day Nothing can take away the worth God gives us. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.