Loved and Cared For By Jesus
In early October the staff and I were able to spend the day at the McElroy residence to spend some intentional time in the Word, in prayer and in the presence of God’s creation. If you have not been to the McElroy property, it always feels like you are on a retreat. It is covered in trees, vegetation, frogs, and chickens.
As I was reading through some Psalms, spending time in prayer, and taking in all that God has created, I found myself staring at the chickens. The Holy Spirit reminded me in that moment of Matthew 6:26, “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”
It was a verse I needed in that moment, to remember that God cared for me and valued me. The same is for you as well. Advent is a consistent reminder of that. We remember that God loved us so much, valued us so much, “…that He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
GPBC, you matter so much to God. My prayer for us is that we would remember that truth and also to make God matter in our lives just as much as we matter to Him. Advent calls our attention back to the greatest gift the world has been given, the Savior of the world. Let’s center our hearts around this wonderful gift that we have been given, a relationship with our Lord Jesus, and let our hearts live worshipfully in that light.