ÒThe Very Hairs of Your HeadÓ

 

ÒBut even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.Ó (Luke 12:7)

 

With these words our Lord Jesus Christ assures us that none of GodÕs elect shall ever be in any real danger or suffer any real harm, for we are under the special care and protection of God himself. I see six things in this sentence, which are a constant source of peace and encouragement to me.

 

l. The Blessed Fact of Divine Predestination. — The text might be better translated Òthe very hairs of your head have all been numbered.Ó Before the world began, our heavenly Father counted up and ordained the number of hairs that were to be upon your head at this very moment! This is meticulous predestination. What does it tell us? GodÕs sovereign purpose of grace in predestination includes all that we do and all that we experience.

 

2. A Comforting Assurance of Divine Providence. — The primary intent of the text is to show us our FatherÕs constant rule of all things. The sparrow cannot fall to the ground, and a hair cannot fall from your head without your FatherÕs eternal decree in predestination and his direction in providence.

 

3. Our Heavenly FatherÕs Perfect Knowledge of All Things Concerning Us. — Our God, who predestinated all things and rules all things, knows all things. We are so well known by God that he has even numbered the hairs of our heads. — ÒYour Father knoweth.Ó We need no other comfort. The LordÕs knowledge of us is constant and entire. His knowledge of us is the knowledge of a tender, sympathetic Father.

 

4. Our FatherÕs Constant Care. — He who takes the trouble to number the hairs of our heads must surely care for us. We are the apple of his eye. Cast all your care upon him. — ÒHe careth for you!Ó

 

5. The Honor and High Esteem our God has for His Elect. — God has numbered our hairs because he values them. He holds us in honor and high esteem above all the people of the world because of his gracious purpose toward us in Christ, because he has made us one with his darling Son (Isaiah 43:3-5; 1 John 4:9-11).

 

6. The Promise of Divine Protection. — The hairs of our head are all numbered because our God intends that, ÒThere shall not an hair of your head perish.Ó Trials are certain. Temptations are sure. Tribulations are constant in this world. But there is no cause for fear. — ÒThe very hairs of your head are all numbered!Ó

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don Fortner

 

 

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