Considering the Creator and His creation....

3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
Psalms 8:3-4 (NKJV)

Last night I got to enjoy one of my favorite activities. Actually I'm not sure you can call it an activity because it's the "inactivity" that I love most about it. It's sitting on my porch overlooking beautiful Logan Martin Lake at night. Last night it was especially enjoyable. The sky was vivid, the breeze was blowing lightly, the temperature was perfect, the bugs were chirping, and the only sound besides the sounds of nature was an occasional boat passing in front of our house.

There under the stars I was actually able to do what the psalmist suggested for a moment. But you can do it right now in your imagination. Consider the universe; the heavens, the stars and the clouds. Think about God’s creation of the sky, the moons, sun, planets, and galaxies. Now, consider that on our planet alone there are mountains, plains, oceans, forests, deserts, and creatures unique to each of them. Now consider the vast masses of humanity on earth and that in the midst of all created things, there is a seemingly insignificant speck which is you.

No wonder David said in these verses, “What is man that You are mindful of him”? Why would God give any thought to man and particularly to me? Yet, things are not exactly as they might seem. You are not insignificant amidst the vastness of creation.

Because of the grace of God, out of all created things, He chose to breathe life and the possibility of a relationship with Himself into mankind alone. He chose to pour out His grace with abandonment on the human race and make a way for us to enjoy intimate fellowship with Him. He did that for no other part of His creation. We are the special and exclusive recipients of God’s grace.

And though His offer of salvation by grace extends to millions of other people, it is still an invitation that has been personalized and customized for you. God sees you as an individual with unique characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, hurts, joys, likes, and dislikes. He doesn’t just see you as part of a mass. He sees you as if you were the only one alive. And His grace is offered to you personally.

Today you may feel as if you need a special outpouring of God’s grace to get through something you are experiencing. Isn’t it a comfort to know that even in the midst of masses of humanity and the miracle of His creation, He sees YOU and knows YOU intimately? Thank Him for His personal attention on your life. Thank Him for choosing you to be a recipient of His gift of grace. Pour out your heart today in the full confidence of knowing that He truly cares about your needs. Thank Him that in the midst of all created things, He is mindful of YOU.