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Does God really care for you? Does He know your name?


"How precious is your lovingkindness O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings" (Psalm 36:7).

 

In scripture God describes His care and love like that of a mother hen or eagle. "How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing" (Matthew 23:37).

 

God also shows His love for Israel in Exodus 19:4. God cared for them just like the mother eagle caught her young on her wings to keep them from crashing while learning to fly, so God cared for Israel and brought them to Himself.

 

"You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagle's wings and brought you to Myself" (Exodus 19:4).

 

DOES GOD REALLY KNOW YOUR NAME? He spoke to Moses and said: "I know you by name and you have found grace in my sight" (Exodus 33:12-17). God also showed His true nature and love in Isaiah 49:15B, 16A "...I will not forget you. See, I have written your name on the palms of my hand."

 

God not only loves you and cares for you, but He knew you before you were even on this earth. I love the truth of this given in Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you."

Dear friend, God has been thinking about you for a long time!

 


How long has God known you? The Bible states that God saw you when you were a wrapped and unformed substance (embryo - a living thing in its earliest stages of development). 


Psalm 139:16 "Your eyes saw my substance yet unformed and in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them."


God also knew you before you were ever in your mother's womb.

Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..."


I believe you have always been on God's mind. "Even before the foundation of the world, Jesus Christ was the Lamb of God who was slain for our sins and forgiveness" (1 Peter 1:20).


 "How precious are your thoughts to me o God! How great is the sum of them! If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand" (Psalm 139: 17,18).


Does God really know you? Does He know your name? Do you believe God knows you well enough to know your sorrows and pain? In scripture, we have the evidence He was aware of the problems and pain of His people the Israelites.

 Exodus 2:23-25:

1.  Their cry came up to God.

2.  He heard their groaning and sighing.

3.  He looked upon their sufferings.

4.  He remembered His covenant.

5.  He had respect unto them.


 God took knowledge of His people and concerned Himself with their problems. Psalm 56:8 gives an even clearer picture of God's heart for people.


"You keep track of all my sorrows (wanderings). You have put my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book."


 Why would God keep track of  your sorrows and put your tears in His bottle? The bottle was a skin or bag for fluids. It was a picture of God writing on parchment and recording your pains and sorrows. He is attentive to every detail of your life. You are in line for help from above.


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