A Moment with the Master

"A MOMENT WITH THE MASTER"

"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows."
- Luke 12:6,7

GOD KNOWS YOU

We mutter, we sputter
We fume, and we spurt;
We mumble and grumble,
Our feelings get hurt;
We can't understand things,
Our vision grows dim;
When all that we need is
A moment with Him.

Oh yes, just a moment with the Master! Isn't it amazing that our God counts sparrows, numbers hairs on our head and calls us by name? It is reassuring to know that no one is anonymous in the eyes of God.

When we hurt, are afraid, become discouraged or feel alone, we go to God, trusting He will take us in. He meets each at the door of faith, looks at us with loving recognition, calls our name and bids us come in.

God listens to you. He makes no move to hurry away. He doesn't look past you; He looks directly at you for He knows who you are and what you need.

You were not mass-produced, but handcrafted. God didn't crank you out from assembly line where all the models look alike; you are unique. When He made you He stamped "one of a kind" on His creation. When you hurt God doesn't say, "someone is hurting," He says, Harry hurts" (or Sue or Bob or . . .). God knows where you are. When He visits you, He has already made the diagnosis. You've been on his mind, in his heart; He's been making plans how best to help you. It is YOU God cares for. It is YOU God loves. It is YOU God helps. There is no need to mutter or sputter when all we really need is a moment with the Master.

Our true value is God's estimate of our worth, not our peers. Other people evaluate and categorize us according to how we perform, what we achieve and how we look. But God cares for us, as he does for all his creatures, because we belong to Him. We can face life without fear because a moment with the Master cancels fear.

THOT: PRAYER ISN'T A MONOLOGUE -- Dr. Henry Lutz is a retired Pastor and friend of America's KESWICK

God's WORD for YOU: Proverbs 13; Psalm 7-9; Acts 18

Great Quote: If I can enjoy a joke at the expense of another; if I can in any way slight another in conversation, or even in thought, then I know nothing of Calvary love. Amy Carmichael