Wednesday, October 29 | Known and Treasured by God
Day 3: Known and Treasured by God
Reading: Matthew 10:29-31; Psalm 139:1-18
Devotional:
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father... Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows."
God knows the number of hairs on your head. Stop and consider that staggering truth. This isn't information you could maintain about yourself—the count changes constantly. Yet the Creator of galaxies, the One who calls stars by name, keeps track of this trivial detail about you.
Why? Because you matter to Him. Deeply. Personally. Intimately.
Sparrows were the cheapest birds in the market—two for a penny, about 1/16 of a day's wage. Virtually worthless by human economic standards. Yet not one falls without the Father's knowledge. If God's attention extends to the least valuable creatures, how much more does He care about you, made in His very image?
This truth should fundamentally alter how we face opposition. When you're walking through persecution, hardship, or the painful cost of discipleship, you're not alone. You're not forgotten. You're not outside God's awareness. He knows. He sees. He cares about details that don't even matter—how much more does He care about what you're enduring for His name?
This is the God you can trust with your life. When someone's heart is genuinely for you, you can trust them even when they say hard things or lead you through difficult places. God's heart is for you. His knowledge of you isn't detached surveillance; it's intimate love.
Reflection Questions:
Prayer: Lord, thank You that You know me completely and love me still. Help me grasp that Your knowledge isn't cold observation but tender attention. When I face trials for Your sake, remind me that You see, You know, and You care. I can trust You with everything.
Reading: Matthew 10:29-31; Psalm 139:1-18
Devotional:
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father... Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows."
God knows the number of hairs on your head. Stop and consider that staggering truth. This isn't information you could maintain about yourself—the count changes constantly. Yet the Creator of galaxies, the One who calls stars by name, keeps track of this trivial detail about you.
Why? Because you matter to Him. Deeply. Personally. Intimately.
Sparrows were the cheapest birds in the market—two for a penny, about 1/16 of a day's wage. Virtually worthless by human economic standards. Yet not one falls without the Father's knowledge. If God's attention extends to the least valuable creatures, how much more does He care about you, made in His very image?
This truth should fundamentally alter how we face opposition. When you're walking through persecution, hardship, or the painful cost of discipleship, you're not alone. You're not forgotten. You're not outside God's awareness. He knows. He sees. He cares about details that don't even matter—how much more does He care about what you're enduring for His name?
This is the God you can trust with your life. When someone's heart is genuinely for you, you can trust them even when they say hard things or lead you through difficult places. God's heart is for you. His knowledge of you isn't detached surveillance; it's intimate love.
Reflection Questions:
- What detail of your life do you doubt God cares about? How does this passage challenge that doubt?
- How does knowing God's intimate knowledge of you affect your willingness to trust Him with difficult assignments?
- Where do you need to remember that you are "of more value than many sparrows"?
Prayer: Lord, thank You that You know me completely and love me still. Help me grasp that Your knowledge isn't cold observation but tender attention. When I face trials for Your sake, remind me that You see, You know, and You care. I can trust You with everything.