GOD’S WORD FOR FEBRUARY 3 ~ ~ Jeremiah 31:3 ~ ~ “…“I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with kindness.”
In man’s way of thinking, a small animal – especially one that lives in the ocean – tends to be regarded as unimportant. However, in God’s view, all living things are His creation, and not one is ever unimportant. A good example is the smallest of the sea turtles. While most mature sea turtles weigh hundreds of pounds, the Kemp’s Ridley weighs only 60 to 100 pounds.
Because the eggs are prized by humans as well as by coastal creatures, the population of the Kemp’s Ridley is down to less than a thousand egg-laying females on a beach on the coast of Mexico.
However, just as God cares about the “least” of us, He will not ignore any of his creatures. He has given Kemp’s Ridley some advantages over other sea creatures. The female can lay fertile eggs for several years after she has mated just once. The hole she digs for her nest is 18 inches deep, and she may lay as many as 135 eggs at one time. Because He knew what they were going to be against, He prepared them ahead of time for survival.
Although Kemp’s Ridley was almost completely ignored and unknown to science, God has not treated them as unimportant, nor has He neglected to give this creature special gifts for its survival. Christians may be considered unimportant by the world’s standards, but God does not consider even one Christian as unimportant.
Luke 12:32 ~ ~ “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
Ps 145:19 ~ ~ “He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also hear their cry for help and save them.”
Is 54:10 ~ ~ “For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My favor will not be removed from you,
Nor will My covenant of peace be shaken,
Says the Lord who has compassion on you.”