Yesterday, we happened upon two garage sales that were two doors apart. Each garage sale had a great amount of little toys called “Littlest Pet Shop.” At the first garage sale, they had a house and other little building for these cute, small, large-eyed plastic toys. Annah and Vivie wanted these toys, but I told them we didn’t have any of the little animals to go with the buildings. “Don’t worry,” the seller said, “they have lots of those at the garage sale two doors down.” Oh yes! They did! At the next garage sale there were so many little toys and houses and swings and carousels and beds and all in perfect condition – and all at end-of-the-day prices. How could I resist for my little girls? Well, we ended up happily buying a tableful of delightful little (and I do mean little!) toys to take home.
Annah and Vivie were delighted and quickly agreed to the new rule of “Only on the table – not on the floor” in order to play with their tiny new finds. They spent the remainder of the late afternoon and evening opening the little baggies and setting up a domain of Littlest Pet Shop on the kitchen table first, then on the patio table. By 10:00 p.m. last night, Vivie was still quietly setting up each tiny toy, collated as she wanted it to be, rearranging at will (hers). She was so quiet and so intent that I, at one point, thought she had fallen asleep from the long and fun day. No, she was working, and moving the little pieces (teacup, hairbrush, pet, etc.) into the order she designed.
Needless to say, this set of toys is a “keeper” for the age of my just-five-year-old girls. They will have hours of imagination-building and concentrated fun with their find.
Okay, now to an analogy: As detailed and precise and intricate as this set of Little Pet Shop toys are to Annah and Vivie – more is our world to God. Hang on – please read through….
God has designed a finely-tuned, precisely-crafted, intricately-woven world for us all to enjoy. It’s huge (the cosmos) - it’s big (our globe) - it’s large (our country) - it’s manageable (our homes) - and it is small (our lives). God had the master plan, set it up, and has sustained it all since the beginning of time.
As Vivie so carefully took each tiny toy and set it into its place, the God of the universe has carefully taken each one of us and set a plan into place for our lives. That plan for each of us is specific, thoughtful, perfect, simple, gentle, redemptive, kind. God wants a personal relationship with each of us, so that we can fully enjoy Him and relate – back and forth, for all our days. It is so big of a concept, yet so very, very finely-tuned by our God. God has shown us the “directions” (the Holy Bible), the “guarantee” (His promises), the “fall-back plan” (His redemption. forgiveness, and reconciliation through Jesus Christ).
The God of the universe is also a supreme “Detailer.”
Verses from the Bible (New American Standard):
For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness." Isaiah 25:1
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny ? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny ? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31
Knowing Him,
Susie
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