We Fill the Mind of God!

Today I want to give us all something to meditate on. Do you ever wonder if others think about you? Do you fill their mind, even when you are not with them? Or is it out of sight, out of mind? We often tell others, or others tell us, “You are always on my mind.” But is that really true? There truly are only a few people who I can honestly say are “always” on my mind.   

Now, do you ever wonder if God has you on his mind? Isn’t God busy tending to the needs of the whole of creation? That seems like a big job. Does He really have you and me on his mind all the time? Let us look at the words of Psalm 8 for the answer.

“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place (8:1-3),”

Those three verses tell us of God’s majesty over the heavens and the earth. His glory (splendor) is established, and no enemy can overcome it.     

With that I mind, v.4 is what I want us to mediate on today – despite the smallness of mankind as contrasted against the vastness of all of creation, God is mindful of you and me. If you genuinely allow the power of v.4 (asked in the form of a question by the psalmist) to soak deep into your soul, into every nook and cranny, the struggles of life will somehow seem manageable.

“what is man for that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”

Wow, we fill the mind of God, and He both remembers and looks after us. When I see the words mindful and care for in that verse, it conveys the heart of God, the goodness of God, and extends to all of creation. The beauty of nature we see all around us is just one reminder of how much God cares for us. Let the astonishment that likely overwhelmed the psalmist also astound you! God’s constant love for, and thoughts about, you should overwhelm you. It does me!

(Now finish reading Psalm 8, just five more verses.)

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