Letters to My Children: He Knows You By Name

To My Children,

We all want to feel special and be recognized as important. The other day, you told me about a video game you were playing and how one of the people you were playing with was a gamer on social media who gave your gamer tag a shout out on one of his videos. That was the most excited I’ve seen you in a long time! What I think was so exciting about it was someone you thought was special, important, and a “big name” noticed you, and that made you feel special and important.

As cool as that is, I want you to know that someone even more important and special and who has the “name that is above every name” (Philippians 2:9) notices you every single day and thinks you are special—in fact, he made you that way.

God, the greatest and most important person in the whole universe, knows your name and knows everything about you. The Bible says he notices every tiny sparrow, one of the smallest, most common birds around, and he cares and provides for each one. It goes on to say that as much as God notices and cares for these tiny birds, he notices and cares for us even more! We are more valuable and special to God than a sparrow. He pays such close attention to us that he even knows how many hairs are on our head and all of our thoughts before they ever come out of our mouths. He made our inward parts and chose how we would look—what color hair, eyes, and skin we would have, how tall we would be, what time, town, and culture we would live in—and he gives us the very breath we breathe each day. So we never have to wonder if we are special to him or if he notices us.

We would probably all get excited if a celebrity we liked passed us on the sidewalk and said our name or if our favorite music artist pulled us up on stage with them during a concert. How much more exciting is it that our God who made everything in existence and holds creation together with the word of his mouth made you, knows you by name, and says you are special to him? I hope you know that being known and loved by God is the best, most exciting and wonderful thing in the world.

I love you. Grow in godliness and in your love for God.

This article was originally published at https://lifeword.org/marriage-and-family/known-by-god/