He's In The Details

He's In The Details                                   03-04-16

Matthew 10:30 (ESV) ³⁰  But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

Luke 12:6-7 (ESV) ⁶  Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
⁷  Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

They tell me that the devil is in the details. You ever heard that? In a contract, it's the fine print that we have to scour over isn't it? It's the language in the small print that we must  unearth. It's the details that define the art of the deal. I'm having some work done on my house and it's the details that separate the professional from the weekender.

Anyway, God showed me this week past, that indeed,He is interested and concerned about the details of our lives. Over the past few weeks in our Tuesday prayer meeting, there was a recurring request concerning a phone number. That's right, a phone number. Now that probably doesn't sound like much to you, and, you would be absolutely right. BUT, it was important to one of the folk in the prayer group. A simple phone number to be changed. We prayed about it for weeks,and this past week that prayer was answered..the number was changed.

You see, if you are like me, you sometimes tell yourself that something so insignificant as a phone number is not worth wasting God's and your time. So, we put those "small concerns" on the back burner or, most likely, we say to ourselves "well, I'll take care of that myself." It's so unimportant or it's something that I can take care of and we leave God out of the equation. We jump out in he fast lane, rather than seek and wait on God's answer.

You know how  we think(or at least how I think sometimes) "God's got more important stuff on His plate. World peace, an end to poverty, He's not worried about me paying for the bathroom remodel or that pain in my back that won't go away." You see we have no problem talking to God about someone's salvation, or praying for someone to be healed of some dreaded disease. But, maybe we are hesitant to present Him with the little stuff, the small problems and irritations that plague our everyday lives. They just aren't that important...... or so we think. Look at this.

Song of Songs 2:15 (ESV) ¹⁵  Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.”



Little foxes. You see it isn't the major stuff that causes us to stumble. No,no. When we are run over by a freight train, we KNOW that we need God's help. We have no problem with running to Him and seeking His counsel. A serious illness, a kid or loved one gone absolutely crazy, a job loss or major financial shaking...the pressure of these problems drives us to our knees in search of God's help and counsel. But, it's the LITTLE FOXES, the "minor stuff" THOSE are what spoils the vine.The kid's braces, the leaking roof, the persistent, nagging pain, THESE are what destroys the fruit on the vine. You feelin' me here?

That phone number I shared with you up top is a mlli,nano, micro second when viewed in the landscape of the problems that exist in this world today. But, to the person that took that phone number to the Lord,... it was important. And here it is, you start adding all those unimportant, insignificant problems up, and if we aren't careful,they can become one big problem. You hearin' me here?

You see, brothers and sisters, God wants the details. He truly is interested in the "little foxes." If we give Him the little stuff, it just strengthens and bolsters our faith in Him during the bigger trials that come our way, don't you think?

I once read that a trick of the enemy is to get our prayer life focused on those things that we don't have personal contact with. While it is surely is noble and good to pray for hurting children the world over, it's the needy child next door that will be affected most by our prayers. You see it's the people and the circumstances that are local, those that are in"our world" that are affected most by our prayers. It's the "up close and personal" where ministry takes place. 

Let me end with a little bit of "book learning" I have come across. There is a "Golden Rule" of interpretation when it comes to expounding on the Scripture. In a nutshell it says this: the Bible is to be taken literally except where it is obvious that literary terms such as hyperbole and metaphor are being used. To keep Scripture in context, this rule is ultra important to minimize what is called proof texting. No need to delve any further here. My point being that in the title verses today, that Scripture spoken by Jesus is to be taken literally. EVERY SINGLE LAST SOLITARY HAIR ON YOUR AND MY HEAD IS NUMBERED. If God is that precise, if He has the time and concern to number my hair,....then He certainly isn't going to mind if I ask Him to show me the best way to handle a problem as trifling as a phone number, is He? Amen and Amen.

Psalm 107:6 (ESV) ⁶  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.


Psalm 107:13 (ESV) ¹³  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.


  Psalm 107:19 (ESV) ¹⁹  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.


 Psalm 107:28 (ESV) ²⁸  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.



You feelin' it?

God Bless