"...The sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own skeep by name and leads them out."
~John 10:3
When we see a crowd, we see exactly that. a crowd. a lard group of people. we dont see persons, just people. a herd of humans, a flock of faces.
But not God. He looks at the whole world. and sees every person individually. he points us out by our names. "The girl with the sad brown eyes is Laura", or, "the boy with the joyful face, thats Max". He knows us like a shepherd knows his sheep. the shepherd knows each and every sheep, he knows their name and behavior. God knows us. he knows out names. out hearts. our behaviors.
"See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."
~Isaiah 49:16
Quite a thought right? that your name is on Gods hands? Maybe you've seen your name on some special places. maybe a billboard or on an award. or maybe youve heard your name from someone important, like a coach or teacher. But to think that your name could be on Gods hands and on Gods lips? its an honor right?
Or maybe youve never seen your name honored, or you cant remember when youve heard it spoken with kindness....
Some of us go through life, feeling unloved, unimportant, and once we've accepted Christ, we just think everything will be easy. That life will be easy. Unfortunately, things are not easy. LIFE IS NOT EASY. life is tough. and we often feel alone. like no one is there to help us through our hardships.
Believe me, ive been there. ive felt alone. ive thought, "If God was with me, if he really knew my name, and my heart, then why doesnt he help me? why is he making me go through this? Why do i feel so alone?"
"So do not fear, for i am with you; do not be dismayed, for i am your God; i will strengthen you and help you; i will uphold you with my righteous right hand"
~Isaiah 41:10
"But now, this is what the Lord says - he who created you , O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not for i have redeemed you; i have summoned you by name; you are mine. when you pass through the waters, i will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, i will be with you. when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."
~Isaiah 43:1-2
God makes these promises to us. its also up to us to trust him! we have to trust and remember that he knows our name, its written on his hand, spoken by his mouth. whispered by his lips. your name. and he will never forget it.
Love,
KimmyAnn
