DOES IT MATTER?

“Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me” (Luke 10:40).

Nicky Gumbel asks a penetrating question, “Have you ever wondered whether God is really interested in the details of your life?”*  

When things don’t go as planned, it is tempting to ask, “God, don’t you see what is happening?”  Martha is a great example, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?" Hosting large groups, I can sympathize with Martha.  No doubt, she wanted everything to be just right for her guests.

You may have been waiting for a long time for a house to sell, but so far no one is interested; a job interview didn’t produce the results you had hoped for; you may be distraught over a recent medical report; or an event didn’t take place as planned.  You may be like Martha, feeling you are the only one serving.  Does God care? Yes?

How do we know?

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a German born American architect said, “God is in the details.”

One thing I am learning about God is that He will always engineer the details of our circumstances to bring glory to His Name.

Gumbel quotes Joyce Meyers: “He is even more concerned about the particulars of your life.  If something matters to you, it matters to Him!”  

How do we know? Through faith in His Word which is always true.

*Bible in One Year, Understanding the Bible’s Inexhaustible Treasures (Day 170). Refer to 1 Kings 6:1-7:22.