Before I answer the question, I want to talk to you about what God remembers. God remembers our names. Isnt that great? When I am praying, God does not say, Okay, what is this guys name? He is a pastor. Hes skinny. He has a loud voice. There is a cartoon, Ed, Ed and Eddie. Hes named after a horse. Oh, yes, Ed!
He is thinking about your needs and your desires. He loves you. You matter to him. Even though your mind might be a thousand miles away from this place. Maybe your mind is in Tahiti. Maybe you are thinking about the Final Four coming up. Maybe your mind is thinking about Easter weekend, or what you are going to eat after church. Maybe your mind is thinking about that special girl you have seen who came in late to Fellowship Church. I dont know. God, though, is thinking about you.
Here is what Jesus said in Matthew, chapter 10, verses 29-30, Not even a sparrow worth half a penny can fall to the ground without your father knowing it.
Is that awesome or what? God knows his creation. He is that detailed, that specific, about it.
Look at verse 30, And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
For some of us here, that number is diminishing after every shower. God knows us. He knows our names. He knows about the creation. He also knows about our needs. Something else I wanted to bring up is he knows about what we do. Specifically, he knows the good deeds we have done over the span of our lives. I like that. Just think about that. Ponder that for a second. Every generous gift, every sacrificial act, every positive word, every good thing you and I have ever done, God remembers.
He is saying, Look at all the great stuff that girl has done. Look at all the great stuff that boy has done.
Thats the kind of God we serve. Sometimes, I collect trinkets or things that close friends or maybe my children give me that really have a lot of value to me. I have stuff like little pieces of paper with Crayola Crayon colored on it. It will say, Love, Laurie or Landra, with a picture of me or whatever. That means a lot to me. If I showed you some of this stuff, this stuff in and of itself does not have a lot of value.
Fellowship Church Grapevine asks, do you hear me talking? Just a piece of paper with Crayola Crayon on it doesnt mean that much. Its not worth that much.
