GOD OF LITTLE DETAILS

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered – Matthew 10:30

“Is God concerned about the details of your life? Does He care about the ‘little things’? Maybe you’ve shaped words like those in your heart – if not on your lips – during the course of a busy day at home or the office

Piles of dishes need to be done. The typewriter runs out of ribbon. The washer leaks a big soapy puddle on the floor – and you’ve got people coming in an hour. Your best friend seemed cold on the phone and you can’t figure out why…Little things.

Nobody else seems to notice or pay that much attention…so why should God? After all, isn’t He the God of the BIG things? Isn’t He the One who spoke swirling galaxies into the vast frontiers of space? ...Isaiah 40:12.

Why should this great, awesome God notice the tears that came to my eyes this morning at breakfast – when no one else noticed? Why should the creator of the universe care about the worries that kept me awake until 2.00 a.m.? Why should the mighty Sovereign of eternity be concerned about the fact that I am late for an appointment and can’t find a parking place?

Just how intimately is God involved in our small, petty problems? Again and again I am reminded of David’s words:

Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him (Psalm 103: 13)

This verse gives us an idea just how and in what way God expresses His compassion. It isn’t the compassion of a distant king…or a distracted executive. The kind of compassion God has is the intimate, heartfelt compassion of a FATHER.

…No, God is not preoccupied with the running of His big universe that your problems – even the little ones – somehow escape His notice. The Lord Jesus assured us that ‘every hair of your head is numbered.’ So if your problems today are piling so high that you feel ready to stumble beneath the weight of them, stop and take Peter’s good advice…Cast all your anxiety and care upon Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7