Seize the Moment – Day 1289
The Intimacy of God’s Immensity!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, September 27.
There is a serene truth in today’s psalm, which points to the scope of God’s sovereign power and intimate knowledge. Psalm 147:3-4 demonstrates the intimacy of God’s immensity, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.” God’s knowledge is cosmic in scope, yet He is intimately involved with the details of His people, caring for the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). He is not distant and aloof, like a clockmaker who designed his creation, set it in motion, then moved on to other projects.
As the Creator, God knows every detail of His design, sustaining it through His intimate knowledge of its intricacies. He involves Himself not only in the lives of His children, but also with the sustaining of the creation, which He designed to provide for our well-being. God cares for the nurturing of the Earth, and the feeding of the animals, for which the psalmist praises God in verses 8-9, “Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry.”
God loves His creation like a loving parent who nurses her baby, then swaddles her tightly, holding the precious little bundle in her arms before laying it down to sleep. The baby does not concern itself with where the parent goes next, or what she does; rather, the baby only knows the parent loves and cares for it because she held her tightly and lovingly when it was crying out, giving the baby all that it needs to feel secure so that it can thrive.
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 147, meditating upon the intimacy of God’s immensity. Like a loving parent, God provides everything you need to feel secure so that you can thrive.
God bless you!
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