Why is it comforting to remember that Jehovah notices even the smallest good? Because as his servants, we are often painfully aware of our flaws. We see the mistakes. We feel the failures. Some days, the weight of what we are not doing presses heavier than what we are. In those moments, how kind to recall that Jehovah is not only watching for faults. He is watching for the good — to correct, to help, and to bless.

Think of Baruch. He was a decent man, loyal to Jeremiah, faithfully writing out Jehovah’s messages of judgment to a nation that would not listen. But under the strain, his heart drifted. He started reaching for “great things” at a time when Jehovah was warning of collapse. How gentle, then, that Jehovah stepped in — not with thunder, but with fatherly concern: “Do not keep on seeking great things for yourself” (Jeremiah 45:5). That correction saved him. What if Jehovah had looked away? What if He had let Baruch’s ambition swell unseen? Would we even remember his name?

Or think of Cornelius. A soldier. A Gentile. A man who might have wondered if Israel’s God would ever listen to him. And yet his prayers rose. His gifts to the poor were remembered. An angel told him: “Your prayers and gifts of mercy have ascended as a remembrance before God” (Acts 10:4). Cornelius did not know he was about to open the door for all nations, becoming the first uncircumcised Gentile to be spirit-begotten. He was simply doing good as he knew how — and Jehovah noticed.

Then there was a widow. Poor. Overlooked. Her hand may have trembled as she dropped in two small coins. To her, it was everything. To others, it was nothing. But Jesus said she had given more than all the rest, because she gave her whole life in that moment (Luke 21:1-4). The crowd missed it. Jehovah did not.

And what about a house drenched in rebellion? Jeroboam’s dynasty was stained with idolatry and apostasy. His young son Abijah grew sick, and Jehovah’s judgment against that house was certain. Yet Jehovah said of this boy: “Something good toward Jehovah the God of Israel has been found in him” (1 Kings 14:13). He was the only descendant of Jeroboam to receive an honorable burial. We aren’t told what Jehovah saw. Perhaps a private act of courage. Perhaps a quiet faith in a home that had none. Whatever it was, Jehovah saw it. He marked it. He remembered it.

What about us? What if Jehovah is watching for the small spark — not just the blazing fire? What if He counts every whispered prayer, every weary act of kindness, every quiet sacrifice, already on record before Him?

The good is not swallowed by the noise. It is seen. It is remembered. It is safe with Him.

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