More or Less - February 23, 2010

Daily Reading

Numbers 1-2

Daily Verse

"Take a census of the whole Israelite community

by their clans and families,

listing every man by name, one by one."

Numbers 1:2

Daily Thought

He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.

Psalm 147:4

There are 6,800,000,000 people on this planet, more or less.

Best guess is 100 billion people have been born since the dawn of the human race.

Approximately 255 babies are born every minute.

Right around 18,600,000 birthdays are on February 23.

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

God does not know more or less, best guess, approximately, right around, or just about. God knows exactly. By Name.

God knows you.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you

when I was made in the secret place.

When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

your eyes saw my unformed body.

All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Psalm 139:14-16

To God's Glory,

Dave

P.S., There is exactly one God.

Daily Prayer

God, Your care for us is wonderful and amazing. As David wrote in his psalm, "Who are we that You think about us?" And yet You do. You think of us more than we think of You. Forgive us for that. May we walk with you all day every day.

Father, the value that You have placed in us, may we see that value in others. That each person is fearfully and wonderfully made, a work of art by You, our Creator God. Truly, God we love You as we love others, because they are Your workmanship. You have given us faith to believe in You, a certainty of hope for eternity, and You give us love, the greatest of Your gifts. May we be people who love.

Amen