“And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”

Luke 12:7 (NLT)

As a child and teenager, I used to think that God was distant—that He created this world and left. My mom started going to a church

in our community, and it was quite obvious that there was a change in her life. She shared with us that she had become a Christian.

I didn’t understand what that meant, but I did see the change in her life. She wanted to know more about God, and a friend told her about a Christian Native school not far from where we lived. It was called Key-Way-Tin Bible Institute, near Lac La Biche, Alb.

Next thing, my mom and siblings were on their way, moving to live at Key-Way-Tin. However, I went to live with my uncle in the city

because I didn’t want to be at a Christian place. But things didn’t work out with my schooling in the city, so I moved back with my mom to take classes in Lac La Biche, which meant living at Key-Way-Tin.

As I lived with Mom and my siblings, she would share some of the Bible truths that she was learning. There was no doubt that she was

thoroughly enjoying studying God’s Word. She shared with us the gospel and different stories from His Word. One Bible passage that stood out to me was in Luke 12:7, stating that the very hairs on my head are numbered! Wow! That really intrigued me. I thought God was distant, but Him knowing even the number of hairs on my head made me realize that He is not distant at all.

Not only is God personal . . . He is relational. He is a loving God who knows me so personally, more than I will ever understand, and

values me so much! Why should I be afraid?

– Myrna Kopf

Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.

The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website.

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