When my chocolate Labrador retriever puppy was three months old, I took him to the vets for his injections and check-up. As our vet carefully looked him over, she noticed a small white marking in his fur on his left hind paw. She smiled and said to him, “That’s where God held you when He dipped you in chocolate.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. But, without meaning to, she had also made an important point about the deep and personal interest God takes in His creation.

Jesus tells us in Matthew 10:30 that “even the very hairs of your head are all numbered”. God is so great that He is able to take a deep, personal interest in every area and every moment of our lives. There is nothing so small that it escapes His notice, and there is no concern too small to bring before Him. He simply cares that much.

God not only created us; He keeps us going through everything. You’ve probably heard the saying: “The devil is in the details.” But it’s way better to understand that God is in them, watching over even the things that we don’t notice. How good it is to know that our perfectly wise and caring heavenly Father holds us—along with all of creation—in His strong and loving hands. 

By: James Bank

To Pray About . . .

Loving Father, I praise You for everything You have made. Thank You for how well You know and love me.