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Thursday, September 20, 2007
God Sees Us Just Fine
By Rev. Peter Brechbuhl @ 2:53 PM :: 991 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Devotional
 
    Early one morning, a father was awakened by the smoke detector in his basement.  He woke his wife and they quickly went to their children's bedroom and woke them up and started heading for the door through the smoke which was getting quite heavy.  The father was carrying his one and a half year-old daughter in one arm and held the hand of his four year-old son with the other.  The son, being scared and unsure of what was happening pulled his hand from his father's clasp and ran to what he thought was a place of safety -- a corner of his bedroom where his favorite stuffed toys were kept.  The father got outside and called to his son who appeared at the bedroom window crying and calling for help.  The father called to him and told him to jump, but the boy yelled in reply, "But I can't see you!"  Then the father called back with a reassuring message:  "That's alright, I can see you!" 
    What a parable of faith.  We have confidence -- not in our ability to see clearly -- but in God's!  He can see us just fine!  Our trust must be in Him.  Hebrews 11:1 speaks of this: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”  The sure and certain hope which we have faith in, but do not see, is that God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life! 
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