He Cares: Jesus Series

   Matthew 10:29-31 "Are not sparrows sold for very little? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. The very hairs on your head have been counted. Fear not. You are worth more than a flock of sparrows."

   This passage isn't that confusing. Most people comprehend what it is saying but some still don't understand it. It's like one of my favorite quotes, as a teacher says, "I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you." Knowing something and understanding it are two different things. Like I can know what rocket science is but I don't understand it at all.

   God created everything. He loves his creation and cares for it; but, because of sin, it is depraved. That doesn't mean he doesn't care about that little sparrow when it is gone. Yet, that sparrow was not made in the image of God.

   Humans were made in the image of God. He loves us and wants a personal relationship with us. In fact, he loves us so much he knows intricate details about us. He knows how many hairs there are on your head. That's saying something because, I don't know about you, but when I was little and had long hair I had many tangles and a lot of hair would get pulled out.

   Anyhow, it's hard for us to understand how God would care about us. I mean, he's God and he is holy. We are not holy, we are sinners. Yet, God loved us enough to sacrifice his son so we could have a relationship with him.

   Some of us cannot understand how we could be good enough for God to love us that much. The truth is we are not good enough, and will never be good enough for God... on our own.

   The only way we can have that special relationship with God is by admitting we are sinners, believe Jesus died for our sins, and confessing that Jesus is Lord. Then we can have a personal relationship with God.    Yes, God loves us before we have that relationship with him. But, he cannot be with anything that isn't holy. That's why, though he loves us, if we don't confess our sins and that Jesus is Lord we cannot have eternal life with Him.

   That means that:

      If you are not a Christian and have not accepted Christ as your savior, you will go to hell. I know that sounds harsh but it's the truth. Good deeds do not get you to heaven. No one is good, not one (Romans 3:9-31). If you want to have eternal life with Christ, who loved you enough to die for you, then you need to ask God to forgive your sins and confess Jesus is your Lord.

      If you are a Christian then you need to continue to get to know God. It's like this, if you really like someone of the opposite sex you aren't just going to walk by them every day. If you love that person you are going to want to get to know them better. God knows you and loves you. He wants you to know him better. The way to do that is to spend time with him. Pray and get into the Word. Also, tell others about Christ so that none will perish but all will have everlasting life!

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