GOD’S CARE AND CONTROL

Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. Matthew 10:29-31

One example of God’s care and control is the life of King Jehoshaphat. He did some knuckleheaded things and yet God overruled and cared for him. He allied himself with Ahab in 2 Chronicles 18 and was suckered into helping Ahab against Ramoth-Gilead (v. 2). Even though the prophet Micaiah warned Jehoshaphat not to go into battle, he not only went, but listened to Ahab and wore his royal robes into battle! Oi vey! Nevertheless, God delivered him and sent him a prophet to basically say, “Don’t ever do that again!” Read 2 Chronicles 19 for “the rest of the story.”

How about you, friend? Have you ever done foolish things and yet God watched over you and cared for you? If so, then you can identify with this story:

​There was a boy who wanted to go to the birthday party of his friend when a snow storm was raging. He pleaded with his dad, and because they lived in the city, his argument was that it wasn’t that far. He could walk the few blocks to his friend’s house. Finally, his father agreed to let him go. As he was making his way there, he began to wonder if he should have gone since the wind and snow were nearly blinding. When he reached his friend’s house, he looked back to see just how much the snow was piling up. He noticed the figure of a person standing about one hundred feet away and realized that this man was…his dad. Do you remember what Jesus said?  “Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.” 

Ike Graham