JANUARY 10
Psalm 8:4, “What is man that you are mindful of him?”
The psalmist gazed into the heavens and marveled that such a Creator could be mindful of man. He saw the stars that littered with brightness, the immensity of heaven, but he couldn’t know how many they were. Astronomers now estimate that there are roughly one septillion stars in the universe. That estimate is based on an estimate of the number of galaxies times the number of stars in each galaxy. But, of course, that’s just based on what we’ve caught a glimpse of. An infinite God has created an infinite universe.
The psalmist couldn’t know that there were an estimated 2 million people on the earth in his day. That number has ballooned to some 8 billion today. And, of course, the psalmist was an Israelite, a member of God’s chosen people of whom God was specially mindful through his promises.
Does the God of the universe care about men? You are but a speck in His big universe. Does He care about you? Proof of His concern is the death of His Son on a cross for your sins (John 3:16; 1 John 3:16). His sacrifice has worked to avail salvation to Jew and Gentile, slave and free, and male and female (Galatians 3:28). Red, brown, yellow, black or white, they are all precious in His sight, and He desires salvation for them all (1 Timothy 2:3). He who has named all the stars (Psalm 147:4), knows your name, and bids you to cast your cares upon Him, for He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).
Though you be but a speck in this big universe, the cross of the Lord Jesus stands as proof of God’s loving concern for you!
Application questions: Take some time to consider your “smallness” in the immensity of the universe. Then consider how amazing it is that God so worked in love to save you from your sins and call you one of His own? And that though there be some 8 billion humans on this planet, He is big enough and loving enough to be troubled with ever your smallest concerns (Hebrews 4:16)!
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