https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/20/god-in-the-details-2
There is this phrase we often use, “the devil is in the details”; meaning to say, the challenge is to manage and work out the details of what it entails. It can be something as simple as organising a small church camp or retreat, working on a work project to actually completing a development like a multi storey condominium. It is the details that will ensure that we succeed. Like if our company just won a software system tender, we need to have a strong delivery team to deliver the system to client. The devil is thus in the details – winning is one thing but delivery is another. Winning the tender is half the battle won, the other is still delivery and performance.
God is also the God of details. Sometimes we think God is only big picture. He is high up in heaven and there are millions of believers and people interacting with Him. Surely He cannot pay close attention to every single person and every single detail of what we are going through. But then we are looking at God through our human eyes. God is God. He is one and yet can be one to one with a million at the same time as He is both omnipresent and omniscience. He transcends time too and can move in and out of any timeline.
When I was looking out to leave my former employment after so many years, I got an offer from my present employer. I was willing to just leave and move on. But of course the basic rule of taking up a new job is to first receive the official offer letter before we click on the resignation button (nowadays most companies have HR systems that enable resignation by a click, followed of course by an official letter). I was on the verge of clicking but my new employer was taking its time to prepare the letter of offer. Then the HR person’s computer crashed and needed a few days to rectify. By the time it was ready and they were about to send, my former employer decided to offer me a severance package. It was just a basic package but still valuable. When I first decided to leave, my wife had teared up in prayer, asking God that should it all end like this when I had given my youth to my former employer after spending 27 years there? We committed our decision to the Lord and I can testify that He was fully aware of all the details including possibly arranging for the breakdown of the computer of the HR person! That delay of the few days resulted in me receiving the severance package as I had signed on for my new job on the same day as I had signed on the severance contract. God is indeed a God of details!
I just like to encourage us today that in whatever we are going through, God knows every single detail. He is not just big picture but also into full details. Commit everything to Him, all that we are going through, and He will make our paths straight – His Word shall be a lamp unto our feet! He knows and will support us in every single detail, no matter how trivial or insignificant it may be.
Ronnie's Thoughts 