A young boy whose father was a miner was waiting at the top of the coal mine for his father one afternoon. As he waited patiently for the men to finish their work shift, a man walking by the entrance asked him what he was doing there.
“I’m waiting for my daddy to come out of the mine,” the boy answered.
“You’ll never be able to find your daddy,” the man told him. “There will be 700 men coming out of that mine. All their faces will be black with coal dust, and their heads will be covered with helmets. You won’t know which one is your daddy. You had better go on home to wait for him, son.”
The little boy had a good answer. “But my daddy will know me, mister.”
Sometimes even as Christians we get “down in the dumps.” We have problems and worries and then we begin to wonder if God our Father really cares about us or if He really understands. Remember what our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, said in Matthew 6:88Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. (Matthew 6:8), “Your Father knoweth.” Although He was mainly speaking about food and clothing, it applies to everything in our lives. We can always trust in those words, “Your Father knoweth.”
In Psalm 103:1414For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. (Psalm 103:14) it says, “He knoweth our frame.” That means He knows all about us - how we feel and if we’re tired, sick or upset in any way. He knows and understands everything, because “His understanding is infinite [endless]” (Psalm 147:55Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. (Psalm 147:5)).
What a happy thought! We cannot see what is ahead in our lives. We might wonder what is around the next corner or over the next hill. But every step is known to our Father. As we go on, we may be sure that He not only loves us, but He understands and cares for us. “Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you” (1 Peter 5:77Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1 Peter 5:7)).
ML-06/18/2006