Does God really care about me?

It’s a question which can crop up far too often for the Christian. Even for the disciples, when Jesus was in the boat with them – they wondered if their Lord cared for them. They had forgotten who was in control of the storm. They were so taken up with the immediate storm which had arisen around them, that they had forgotten who Jesus is. This becomes even more apparent when Jesus’ awakes, and with just a word calms the storm. Then their understanding of Jesus becomes ever greater.

How often do we panic when we think we’ve been abandoned by God? How often do we forget how great God is, how faithful he is and how caring he is?

After all, he cared so much for us, that he sent his Son to die for us, that our sins might be forgiven. Why would we doubt he could do anything? For this is the God who can do more than we can ask or imagine. If our hope is in Christ alone, our hope is well founded.

Even when we think all is lost, we are not to despair. There is nothing which cannot be dealt with, even when we’re tempted to despair because of our situation, Jesus is able to turn the situation around. It might not be how we expect it to happen, for just as God might not answer our prayers as we would like, when he gives us what we need, it might not be exactly how we expect it. It might even astound us in such a way as we then realise the holiness and greatness of God, and remind us of our sinful fallen state. Even our lowly state should not cause us to despair though, for we have a great high priest, Jesus Christ, who prays and intercedes for us.