He Sees Me~

TGIF greetings~

Luke 7:11 “Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him.  As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.  When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, ‘Don’t cry.’”

Soon after what?  Previous to this verse Christ had ministered in the city of Capernum, He taught large crowds who were from Judea, Jerusalem, and coastal regions, and He chose the 12 disciples.  The Bible also says that these large crowds all tried to touch Him because of the power that was flowing through Him.  (There’s a DEVO topic we’ll have to explore soon).  Suffice to say, He was busy, and everywhere He went He was followed by people who were eager to learn from Him and/or receive a miracle.  And yet, in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, Christ’s heart goes out to a grieving widow whose only son had died—He puts all His attention on one broken heart. Sigh~

Did any of you ever see the movie Bruce Almighty?  Jim Carrey plays a character, Bruce, who complains to God that He’s not doing a good job so God offers him the job for one week.  Pretty soon Bruce realizes that one of his jobs as God is dealing with all the prayers that are barraging him, and he uses something of an email program to receive and answer the prayers.  The one scene that I have played over and over and over again in my head since watching this movie over 10 years ago is when those initial email prayers start coming in.  God’s job is not so easy, and before you know it, there are so many requests that it overwhelms the system.  Bruce answers eventually answers yes” for every request to save time.  

But there is a really good point to be made with all this: Even though millions upon millions of prayers are pouring in at any given moment, God still sees each and every one of us at a personal and intimate level.  (He is God after all, and rather than thinking that He needs help to answer prayer, I choose to believe in His majesty and grandeur and all-sufficiency.  I don’t know that I could have much real faith in a God Who needs help to help me.  But this is another DEVO topic for later).

God, Who is awesome, sees You and every tear you have ever shed. 

How might knowing this change our perspective or attitude?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are never too busy to see us.  You are intimately aware of our hurts, needs, wants, and fears.  Thank You that You, the Almighty and Glorious Lord, are right there when we need You the most.  In Christ’s name, AMEN~