The Onlies

If Jesus claims to be the only way (the gate, the gatekeeper, the shepherd), what if we can talk to Him in prayer like He’s the only one?  Like we have discovered the secretest secret, most powerful and intimate.  And like we’re the only one on earth that He’s focused on.  He’s the only way.  Pray like He’s the only one.   But in tandem, respond like we’re the only one He’s concerned about.  Like He would, in some mystical way, set aside the universe for a season to walk with you for your whole life like you're the only one.  To coach you, shepherd you, and care for you like you're the only one.  

(Stolen from an idea in Spurgeon.)

"You may fear that the Lord has passed you

by, but it is not so: he who counts the stars,

and calls them by their names, is in no danger

of forgetting his own children. He knows your

case as thoroughly as if you were the only

creature he ever made, or the only saint he

ever loved. Approach him and be at peace."