Devotional for Saturday, July 9, 2016
“You Are Valuable To God”
by Dona Hake
Last evening I was taking my German Shepherd to the backyard and she immediately ran over to our fence. I could tell she found something and she was very occupied with it. On the very bottom wrong of the fence sat a baby Robin. The poor little thing sat there and did not move. I was surprised that Aasha just gently nudged it with her nose, and never attempted to hurt it. It was almost as if she understood it was helpless. I commanded her to walk away from it, and she went about playing with her ball. I walked up to the little Robin and spoke softly to it, but it would not budge. It looked up into my eyes and it seemed so scared. I just could not figure out why it would sit there like that, and not fly away. I kept wondering if it’s mother had been killed, and this little bird was orphaned. I felt to just step back and kept an eye on it. One by one, a handful of big robins came in the yard, but they paid no attention to this little one. But then out of nowhere the mother Robin flew down and the little baby flew over beside it, and they stayed close to each other. It was almost as if that momma Robin left that little one and told it, “I’ll be back, don’t move….and don’t talk to any strangers!” That was just a fun thought that went through my mind after I saw them reunite! I was so relieved to see it was back under the loving care of it’s mother.
We have all encountered people that seem as if they do not have direction and their life is full of fear. Sometimes people go through things, and you can hear it in their words that they feel they have been forgotten. Maybe there has been a time that you were walking through some rough circumstances and you just wished someone would inquire how you were doing because you felt so alone.
May we keep our minds renewed to how our loving Heavenly Father keeps His eyes on us, and He sees everything we walk through on this earth. Never forget how much God loves us, and He is concerned about the smallest of details in our lives. As we keep this fresh in our minds we will be strong in this truth as we walk through difficult or lonely times.
May we keep our minds renewed to how our loving Heavenly Father keeps His eyes on us, and He sees everything we walk through on this earth. Never forget how much God loves you, and He is concerned about the smallest of details in your life. All is good as we entrust ourselves to the loving hands of God!
Psalm 138:8 (KJV)
“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy,
O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.”