Lego Love

Tonight, as we were doing a usual pick up and cleaning of toys, I noticed a bunch of small odd and end Lego pieces on Kendall's dresser.  I picked them up and showed them to Carson as I asked him if he knew whose they were.  He with one quick glance responded, "Oh, some of those are mine and some are Kendall's..."  Now, my boys love their Legos and could build with them for hours.  Every time a new Lego magazine comes in the mail, they will read them cover to cover.  The thing that amazed me about this whole interaction was that Carson knew which small pieces were his and those that were not.  These pieces weren't anything necessarily special or defining in purpose, but he still knew which ones belonged to his collection.

The thought hit me that God knows us that well.  We may feel "lost" in the sea of humanity in our world, but our Father "knows" who His children are. Beyond that, He knows every detail about you- including the thoughts never spoken and the emotions never expressed.  From the hairs on your head to the freckles on your face, He knows all your physical details.  Nothing goes unnoticed before Him because He chooses to know you that intimately.  Never question your value or if you are loved.  It takes a deep devotion to want to know someone as well as He knows each of us.  It was that same devotion that held Christ on the cross- He couldn't know you that well and let you perish in your sin.  It is love, my friend, just love in it's truest form.

"O Lord , you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord . You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night— but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you. You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers! They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name. O Lord , shouldn’t I hate those who hate you? Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you? Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for your enemies are my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life." (Psalms 139:1-24 NLT)

When you read Psalm 139, how can we ever question or wonder if we are loved?  My friend, never question the love God has for you!  His thoughts of you outnumber the grains of sand.... that is love, my friend, in it's truest form.