While there are numerous scriptures in God’s Word dealing with the Lord’s concern and care for His children, I’d like to offer the following few passages in illustration:

 Ps. 36:7 “How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.”
 Ps. 139:17 “How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!”
    Jer. 31:3b “…Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.”
    Deut. 33:27a “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms…”
    1 Pet. 5:7 “Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.”

Almost everyone, with few exceptions, enjoy being cared for, and like to know that someone finds them special, in spite of their faults. That’s what’s so wonderful about caring parents. On the whole, parents love and care about their children despite their eccentricities or deformities they may possess.

The need to feel loved and cared for—this need to feel special to someone is no doubt a big factor in one’s desire to marry. It’s nice to know that someone out there loves us just the way we are.

But as nice as it is to know that other people care about us, it is even more wonderful to know that our heavenly Father cherishes us. He cares for us more than we can possibly know. This is the delightful truth running throughout Psalm 139. King David marvelled at God’s care shown to him throughout his life, and therefore gave the Lord praise with a grateful heart.

Dear friends, you may not feel very special, but it’s my hope today that you will simply accept the truth found in God’s Word which assures the Lord’s children, “…Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love” (Jer. 31:3b).