Filled: A Devotional to Fill Your Life With an Abundance of Hope, Peace, Joy & LoveSample

Day 11: One Hundred Million Stars Prove God’s Love

Keep this number, this figure in your mind because math is going spiritual today. One hundred million. I’ll say that again. One hundred million. I looked it up. That’s twelve zeros.

Psalm 147:4 says “He counts the stars and calls them all by name.”

Here comes the math part. He counts the stars and assigns each a name. Let’s go back to our twelve zeros number, shall we? One hundred million stars. One hundred million stars.

The Bible verse we just read tells us that He assigns each one a name. All one hundred million.

I ask you right now, you who’s wondering, God, how are you going to provide for me? When are you going to answer my prayer? If He takes time to name stars how much more does He love us? How much more will He give us?

It’s amazing to consider that isn’t it. Read verses 15 – 18 again. First, He sends the snow like white wool, scattering it on the Earth and then He melts it on his command. He breathes out winter. Then He breathes out Spring. It’s all on His command. I think of the Chronicles of Narnia stories and the white witch and where it was always winter and never Christmas

Do you remember that? And do you remember when the snows began to melt because Aslan has come? This is what Jesus does in our lives. He brings hope. He melts the hard times into times into New Seasons. It’s an incredible image thinking about how God cares for everything around us and how He cares for us. Take a minute to really think about that.

PRAYER: Thank you Jesus for your strength. Thank you for melting the snow over our hearts and bringing spring and hope back to our lives. Lord, we ask for you to breathe hope and joy into this new year ahead. Thank you for knowing my name. Thank you for loving me.

REFLECTION: It’s hard to fathom one hundred million! Write a thank you note to Jesus today thanking him for how he names the stars and how he loves you even more! Read the letter when you are struggling and need to remember his strength and how much you are loved.