God Sees Even the Unseen

Do you ever feel small or insignificant? Do you ever get discouraged? Do you ever feel that life has dealt you a rotten hand? In other words, are you alive? Who hasn’t felt small or insignificant? Who hasn’t felt that they got the short end of the stick or have been dumped on? That is the universal condition isn’t it? Our favorite song is “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.” And we all tend to think; “nobody cares.” Sometimes we even begin to wonder if God cares. “I’m not the head of a country – I’m not a mover or a shaker – what difference does my life make?” But one of the most encouraging insights from the Scripture is how often we find God has taken note of the insignificant. Remember that little widow’s gift to the temple treasury in Luke 21? Or who could forget that nameless woman with the issue of blood who reached out to take hold of our Lord’s garment as he passed by? Instantly she was healed and Jesus stopped in the midst of that great crowd and said, “Who touched me?” The disciple responded, “Lord who hasn’t touched you – this is a great crowd.” Jesus said, “No, someone genuinely
touched me” and then his eyes met hers. But you know that is not just a New Testament phenomenon
we find it in the Old Testament as well. This evening I want us to see the grace of God in action – seeing the unseen, taking note of the un-notable…