God Knows Where You Live

     The Lord visited Abraham one day as he sat in the door of his tent, to remind the man once again of the promise He made him. He sent the angel Gabriel to Mary to tell her she had been chosen out of all others to be the mother of His Son. God sent His angels to open the prison doors where Paul was held captive and free him from the chains of his imprisonment. God found Moses on a mountain side and gave him the courage to return to Egypt and free His people. To send His angels to rescue those in need and to visit the ones He loved, God had to know where they lived, didn't He? If He comes and knocks at the door of your heart, He must know exactly where to find it, mustn’t He?     

     "God knows where you live."
    
     It's just a simple phrase, one that tempts you to think, "Well . . . duh." It tempted me to think that a few moments after I first heard Pastor Tony say it. But it first struck me as, "Oh my. That's right!"
    
     To see and understand why something so simple could mean something so much deeper than the surface, I think you have to look at it from all points of view. It has many. That is why I am inclined to think that not all things I think are simple really are.
    
     From the point of view of a lost someone on an endless plain of despair, it could be a beacon of hope on the horizon, like the twinkling lights of home reaching out from a mountain.
    
     To a child of Jesus wandering, feeling forgotten, angry, it could be a renewing confirmation that He knows you are still there, that He's waiting for you to peek through the glowing windows of home and see Him sitting at the table, a warm cup of His mercy and love, poured and waiting for you.
    
     For Pastor Tony and Mrs. Tracey it meant that God knew the pain they were facing. He knew where they lived, that He would visit them, and remind them of the promises He had given them.
    
     He hadn't forgotten.
    
     It meant He loved them.
    
     It reminded them of His never-ending mercy.
    
     It gave Hope.

"Be strong and of good courage,

do not fear nor be afraid of them;

for the LORD your God,

He is the One who goes with you.

He will not leave you nor forsake you."

Deut. 31:6

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