Matthew 10:26-33
“So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. 30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
Uriah’s life may have seemed insignificant to David, but it was not insignificant to God. This week, we have read about David’s attempt at keeping his sins against Uriah hidden. Jesus said in today’s verse, however, that there is nothing hidden that will not be made known. Pastor and author Adrian Rogers puts it this way: “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.”
Uriah, who is identified as a Hittite (a foreigner), placed his faith in the God of Israel, and though David killed his body, his soul was not forgotten by God. Uriah was not a footnote outside of God’s care, but someone who was precious in God’s eyes.
As you read today’s passage, rest in the comfort that even the hairs on your head are counted. Three times in our reading today, Jesus said, “do not be afraid” (Matthew 10:26-31). When you feel unseen, know that we serve “El Roi”, the God who sees us.