No Photo ID Necessary

"Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these heavenly bodies,
The One who brings out their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one is missing."
—Isaiah 40:26

There are tens of thousands of reasons why we may be speechless and full of wonder when standing under a night sky.

One of them, for times like these when the world is being shaken to the core, is knowing that no matter what it feels like, the universe is still firmly in God's control—because even of the stars in the galaxy, “not one is missing.”

And in times like these, when even the strongest saints experience a tinge of uncertainty or vulnerability, perhaps the most wonderful and mind-blowing of them all is to remember that God also did not create any star, any galaxy, any thing—or any person—and call it "Anonymous" or "Hey you."

There may be moments and days when we wonder otherwise, but as Isaiah emphasizes nine chapters  later, the good and compassionate God who created the universe and all that is in it never needs a GPS or photo ID to find us, to come near when we call...even when, in times like these, it's often just groans and sighs without words.

“See, I have engraved you on the palms of My hand. It does not say your name — the name is there, but that is not all! See the fullness of this: I have graven your person, your image, your circumstances, your temptations, your weaknesses, your wants, your works. Everything about you, all that concerns you, I have put you altogether there. Wilt thou ever say again that thy God has forsaken thee?” — Charles Spurgeon

ADAPTED FROM: 11-17-13