In Mark 5 we read a beautiful story that demonstrates God’s personal interest in you. Here Jesus is confronted with a man who is demon-possessed. He had an evil spirit in him. He was a very violent man who had broken free from chains and shackles. When he is confronted by Jesus, something happens that the man does not expect. We read in verse 9:
“Then Jesus asked him, ‘What is your name?’”
Jesus cares so deeply for the man that He ignores everything else and asks the man his name. Jesus takes an interest in the man. He loves the man. Yes, He drives out the evil spirit, but He remains concerned about the man. Learn from this: God is personally interested in you!
If you look at all the parts of your body, you will notice that the pupil of your eye is the most sensitive external part of your body. Try quickly bringing your finger close to your pupil. What happens? Yes, your eyelids automatically close to protect your pupil. It is a precious and important part of your body. That is why it is protected by your eyelids. This is exactly what God says about you in Deuteronomy 32:10:
“The Lord cared for His people, guarded them, and protected them like the apple of His eye.”
You are God’s apple of His eye! Sit still for a moment and make this your own. God compares you to the pupil of an eye. You are so important to Him that He will protect and care for you in this way. That is the extent to which God is personally interested in you.
Perhaps you are, like most people today, so busy and rushed, and under such pressure to perform, that you cannot simply sit still and experience God as your Father. Perhaps it is necessary for you to become a child again and unconditionally experience and accept the love of God. An eight-year-old boy writes about God:
“If you don’t believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can’t go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He is around you when you are scared in the dark or when you can’t swim very well and you get thrown into really deep water by big kids.”
Written by Johan Smith