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"God's Mindfulness"
Message
summary:
Today we
marvel at
God’s
mindfulness.
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“When I
consider Your
heavens, the
work of Your
fingers, the
moon and the
stars, which
You have set
in place, what
is man that
You are
mindful of
him, the Son
of Man that
You care for
him?” (Psalm
8:3,4). “Cast
all your
anxiety on Him
because He
cares for you”
(Psalm 8:4; 1
Peter 5:7).
“For the Son
of Man came to
seek and to
save the lost”
(Luke 19:10).
Studying maps
and globes has
always been an
interest of
mine and with
the internet
I enjoy
exploring with
Google earth.
With the
ability to
zoom in I’m
amazed at the
up close and
personal view
we have of
streets,
agriculture,
and building
structures.
With Google
earth you can
zoom out to
see the entire
globe and in
seconds zoom
in to see
details such
as my own
house or a
street view in
Boston.
The Psalmist
David wasn’t
pondering over
a satellite
map as he was
considering
the greatness
of God.
Instead he was
looking up as
far as the
naked eye
could see as
he
contemplated
the immensity
of the
heavens. I
picture him
outside on a
cloudless
night tending
his flock,
lying on the
ground, hands
clasped behind
his head
peering into
the sky. Have
you ever done
that? In our
youth we
thought
nothing of
lying down on
the ground in
that position,
but as the
years have
piled on it's
only a warm
memory. Now
it's a dreaded
thought to get
up off the
ground without
help.
The
Psalmist
extols God’s
most massive
works of
creation when
he writes, "the
work of Your
fingers".
He recognizes
that God’s
work in
Creation is
not “set
in place”
as the result
of some random
“big bang” or
other current
scientific
theories that
are presently
in vogue. How
fitting that
David begins
and ends the
Psalm with
this praise, “O
LORD, our
Lord, how
majestic is
Your name in
all the
earth!”
(Psalm
8:1&9).
Considering
the size and
population of
our planet we
can also join
the Psalmist
David in
proclaiming, “What
is man that
You are
mindful of
him?” He
considers the
frailty and
limitations of
humanity and
asks a probing
question, “Why
is God mindful
of him?” Why
does the
Creator of the
universe care
for him?
But he doesn’t
answer the
question and
the truth is,
neither can
we.
But this text
and the
entirety of
Scripture
abundantly
declare that
God is indeed
mindful of man
and cares
about each of
us. Enough so,
that He gave
His one and
only Son as an
atoning
sacrifice for
us. That’s
good news! In
fact there is
no greater
news!! That’s
at the very
heart of the
revelation of
God to His
special work
of creation.
That care was
demonstrated
in God’s first
words to
fallen Adam, “Where
are you?”
(Do you
suppose for a
second that
God really
didn’t know
where he
was?)
Ever since,
God has been
seeking and
saving those
who are are
lost as He
actively
demonstrates
His love and
care.
So, today,
whether you
marvel at
God’s
mindfulness
based upon a
gaze into the
heavens or by
looking over a
satellite
image know
that He is
mindful and
does care for
you. He
wants you to
cast your
cares on Him
in prayer and
dependency. “The
LORD is good,
a refuge in
times of
trouble. He
cares for
those who
trust in Him”
(Nahum 1:7).
In the stars His handiwork I see,
On the wind He speaks with majesty,
Tho’ He ruleth over land and sea.
What is that to me?
‘Til by faith I met Him face to face,
And I felt the wonder of His grace,
Then I knew that He was more
Than just a God who didn’t care,
That lived away out there,
And now He walks beside me day by day
Ever watching o’er me lest I stray,
Helping me to find that narrow way,
He’s ev’rything to me.
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13.
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father God, it
far exceeds my
finite
imagination to
think that You
have every
star in the
heavens named;
You control
the universe
without the
aid of
people’s
wisdom or
technology;
and if the
human race
ceased to
exist the
universe would
still be in
the perfect
order in which
You created
it. Yet You
purposed that
we would have
an essential
part in
learning about
and caring for
Your creation
just as Adam
tended the
garden and
cared for the
animals. May
we be good
stewards and
thankful
servants as we
consider that
You are
mindful of us,
that You
actually
delight in us,
and that You
rejoice over
us with
singing!
You truly are
a refuge for
us in times of
trouble as we
place our
trust in
You. We
give You
thanks in
Jesus’ name.
Amen.
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