Haste that Day
Your Name and Your Address
Nancy and I read the Psalms each evening. Last night we read this text in psalm 147:4-5: “[God] determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.”
We stopped reading for a moment. Think of it! Of the bazillion stars in the universe, God has given EACH ONE a name. That one over there is Jennifer. This one here is Juan. Those next to Juan are Chaim and Abby and Heather, and Ruth.
Our God, whom Christians know as our Father, knows every single one of them and he follows their courses moment by moment through the universe.
And yet there is more. Much more.
Besides the stars flung into space, our Father is so intimate with you and me that He knows how many hairs on our head fall out each day, and how many grow back. He has them all numbered moment by moment.
Oh yes, God is the original, greatest, and limitless multitasker. And we wonder if God knows our name, and where we live, and what we need.
How silly.
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About the Author
Richard Maffeo was born into a Jewish home in the early 1950s. In 1972 he discovered Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, and he dove into his awakened faith with a passion that continues to this present day. He has written three books, writes a blog, and teaches several bible studies each week at 55+ communities. You can find his blog at www.inhimonly.blogspot.com. You can find him on Facebook by searching for his name.
Richard and his wife Nancy are married nearly 50 years. They have three grown children.
