The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 64:1,
"Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy."
David calls out to the Lord for help when threatened by his enemies. He begins by asking the Lord to listen to him, "Hear me..." I am reminded how astounding it is that we can talk to God. We can pray to him, call out to him,,, and he listens to us!
I suspect I find it astounding and astonishing that the Lord listens to us (as I am sure many of us do) because of the transcendent nature of God. After all, he is our Creator God who has fashioned the earth and everything it, the entire cosmos, after his design and maintains it according to his purposes, his intentions for it. All of the laws of physics that govern his creation, the intricate design of life, the vast array of the universe itself all speak to the transcendent nature of God. He is also the Creator of our very being, of our design!
Considering it brings to mind the several passages that contemplate the same thought:
"What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention, that you examine them every morning and test them every moment?" Job 7:17-18.
"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" Psalm 8:3-4. We see this quoted by the writer of Hebrews, "But there is a place where someone has testified: 'What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor and put everything under their feet.'" Hebrews 2:6-8a.
God is so big... and we are so little! Nonetheless, he loves us, he cares for us, he listens to us! He is so mindful of us in his tremendous love for us that he sent his Son to die a miserable death on that cross to pay for all of our sins. He has effected a redemption for us that we might share in eternal life with him, to live in his presence!
As I say, the fact that God cares for us and listens to us, as he did with David as he called out to God when facing his enemies, it is simply astounding and astonishing! And this, never to be taken for granted! This reality, this realization of things should always move us!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
"Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy."
David calls out to the Lord for help when threatened by his enemies. He begins by asking the Lord to listen to him, "Hear me..." I am reminded how astounding it is that we can talk to God. We can pray to him, call out to him,,, and he listens to us!
I suspect I find it astounding and astonishing that the Lord listens to us (as I am sure many of us do) because of the transcendent nature of God. After all, he is our Creator God who has fashioned the earth and everything it, the entire cosmos, after his design and maintains it according to his purposes, his intentions for it. All of the laws of physics that govern his creation, the intricate design of life, the vast array of the universe itself all speak to the transcendent nature of God. He is also the Creator of our very being, of our design!
Considering it brings to mind the several passages that contemplate the same thought:
"What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention, that you examine them every morning and test them every moment?" Job 7:17-18.
"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" Psalm 8:3-4. We see this quoted by the writer of Hebrews, "But there is a place where someone has testified: 'What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor and put everything under their feet.'" Hebrews 2:6-8a.
God is so big... and we are so little! Nonetheless, he loves us, he cares for us, he listens to us! He is so mindful of us in his tremendous love for us that he sent his Son to die a miserable death on that cross to pay for all of our sins. He has effected a redemption for us that we might share in eternal life with him, to live in his presence!
As I say, the fact that God cares for us and listens to us, as he did with David as he called out to God when facing his enemies, it is simply astounding and astonishing! And this, never to be taken for granted! This reality, this realization of things should always move us!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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