SENTINEL WATCH July 21, 2003 Issue

Security that money can't buy

By Mark Swinney

The more that I learn about God, the more it becomes clear that God's care and love are absolutely central to each life. Everyone's origin and security are in God. We wouldn't even exist if it weren't for the fact that we are children of God. He is the source of our capabilities, our joy, and our purpose.

In all of eternity there has never been a moment—never even an instant—when God has been separate from His creation. No matter what you do, no matter what happens to you, no matter what other people do to you, you will never be outside of God's steady care and love for you.

"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered," Jesus said in the Bible's New Testament (Luke 12:6,7). In other words, God's love for you extends even into the minute details of your day.