The Lord is Near and Cares

I have been lined up with meeting after meeting today that won’t end until later tonight.  I was planning on just waiting to post again until tomorrow but this devotional from last week came to mind and I hope it brings you encouragement.

The One Year Book of Psalms by Randy Petersen for January 12th focused on this passage of scripture:

Psalm 8:1-4

1 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?

The commentary was longer than the following but this is what stood out to me (emphasis mine):

… Like David, when we get a glimpse of the vastness of God’s creation, it overwhelms us! All this wonder at the greatness of God, however, did not cause David to speak of God’s remoteness from us but of his great care for us. The universe is indeed vast, but God is near. He thinks of us and cares for us, and this should cause us to marvel all the more. In Isaiah the Lord told his people, “I set all the stars in space and established the earth. I am the one who says to Israel, ‘You are mine!’ ” (Isaiah 51:16). Let us give praise to the God who has created such a magnificent universe and who still cares for us.

Our God is always present and available when we are.  Speaking as someone who has been single and celibate for a long time, I know that it can be rough.  Yet, it’s in those times of loneliness that I have an opportunity to remember, consider and turn to God. When I look for and listen to Him instead of talking at Him … those moments have turned into some of the greatest moments of Communion I have ever had.

I am hoping you will be overwhelmed at how marvelous God really is today.

I hope you are encouraged.  See you tomorrow.