Joe, a college student, was taking a course in ornithology, the study of
birds. The night before the biggest test of the semester, Joe spent all
night studying. He had the textbook nearly memorized. He knew his class
notes backward and forward. Joe was ready.
The morning of the test, Joe entered the auditorium and took a seat in the
front row. On the table in the front was a row of ten stuffed birds. Each
bird had a sack covering its body, and only the legs were showing. When
class started, the professor announced that the students were to identify
each bird by looking at its legs and give its common name, species,
habitat, mating habits, etc.
Joe looked at each of the birds' legs. They all looked the same to him.
He started to get angry. He had stayed up all night studying for this test
and now he had to identify birds by their LEGS?? The more he thought about
the situation, the angrier he got. Finally he reached his boiling point.
He stood up, marched up to the professor's desk, crumpled up his exam paper
and threw it on the desk. "What a ridiculous test!" he told the prof.
"How could anyone tell the difference between these birds by looking at
their legs? This exam is the biggest rip-off I've ever seen!"
With that, Joe turned and stormed toward the exit. The professor was a bit
shocked, and it took him a moment to regain his composure. Then, just as
Joe was about to walk out the door, the prof shouted out, "Wait a minute,
young man, what's your name?"
Joe turned around, pulled up his pant legs and hollered, "You tell me,
prof! You tell me!"
From the hairs on our heads to the freckles on our knees, God knows each
of us completely. God not only knows us completely, but He loves us
unconditionally as well. Jesus said, "'Are not five sparrows sold for two
pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs
of your head are numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many
sparrows'" (Luke 12:6-7)
Today, remember that God loves you with an unconditional love and you are
His greatest treasure.
