I went on a morning run this morning. At the exact moment a leaf decided to fall from its tree I happened to turn my head and see it. I was struck by the fact that only I would ever notice this leaf. That made it special in a way. But it was due to the noticing — and I felt like I did something special for it, to notice its existence.
Before He forms us in the womb God knows us. He knows the number of hairs on our heads.
That was one leaf on a tree with thousands of leaves in a woods with millions of leaves. I noticed one leaf. But it wasn’t actually special to me. Could I feel the same way about all those millions of leaves that went unnoticed? Now, I am not called to notice each of the leaves – save for the fact I can/could/should appreciate God’s creation.
But God? He isn’t just going to “notice” His creation, He is going to know it and delight in it. He already knows it and delights in it. Whether or not I am there to appreciate His creation it is there out of God’s love. The leaf isn’t “just a leaf”.
Am I expressing this thought correctly? I doubt it. I think I’m trying to simply say that how amazing God is. If God pours so much love into a single leaf how much more does He love us His sons and daughters? And not just love as a collective whole, but each individual. And not just each individual as a person but intimately, even down to the number of hairs on their heads. :: To love each person enough to know them as an individual. To truly know them as His creation. We aren’t just some leaves existing in a mass of leaves and going unnoticed. We are His beloved sons and daughters and loved for the person He created us to be.
Anyways, thank you little leaf. You gave me great things to ponder this morning.
PS. Just this week 3 year old Ruthie asked me: “Who made me?” I told her “Daddy, me and God”. She said, “God made me?”. I said, yep “Daddy, me, and God made you. …Before He formed you in my womb He knew you…” … I believe I said a few more Biblical things but that was primarily me just talking to myself (and a bit for my co-pilot Nora) because I heard her in her backseat car seat and after a few moments she moved on to typical kid things like asking Nora to sing a song. But I loved that special moment and hope it wedges itself somewhere in her being. 🙂
Give God Your Yes 