DOES GOD STILL CARE…ABOUT ME PERSONALLY? (Luke 10:38-42) It is possible to believe that God does not care about us anymore. Maybe we tend to think God doesn’t care about us personally because we look for proof of God’s care in the wrong place: our priorities are wrong. Martha was this way What does the Bible have to say about God caring for us personally?
A. David’s Encouragement to others (Psalms 37:1-9, 23-28, 39-40)
1. Trust in the Lord (vs.3)
2. Delight in the Lord (vs. 4)
3. Commit you way (life) to the Lord (vs. 5)
4. God will….
a. Uphold the good man (vs. 23-24)
b. Not forsake the righteous (vs. 25, 28)
c. Deliver and Save the righteous (vs. 39-40)
B. David’s Own Confidence in God’s care (Psalms 23)
1. MY Shepherd (vs.1)
a. Not “A” shepherd, or “THE” shepherd, but MY shepherd
2. Green Pastures; Still Waters (vs. 2)
a. He provides what I need
3. Death…fear no evil…thou art with me (vs. 4)
a. He will see me through death itself (1) (2)
A. Jesus taught that the Father Cares for us (Matthew 6:25-34)
1. Aren’t we worth more than birds? (vs. 26)
2. Won’t God clothe us better than the flowers? (vs. 30)
3. We should NOT be anxious (vs. 31)
a. God will provide what we NEED, if we seek the kingdom FIRST (vs. 33)
B. The Care of God is by HIS will and design (Luke 12:1-7)
1. The world teaches “Fear those that can kill”
a. Jesus teaches to “fear him which…hath power to cast into hell” (vs. 5)
2. The world teaches “You are just a face in the crowd”
a. Jesus teaches that God cares for us and knows us SO personally, that the number of hairs on our head are known to Him.
A. Both Old and New Testaments declare God cares for us personally
B. God gives providential care to those that “seek the kingdom first”
C. God knows us SO personally that we cannot hide anything from Him
D. God knows me, but do I “know” Him? (1 John 2:3) ---- Obey HIS gospel plan of salvation today!