infinite God – Moment to Moment (Bible blog)

Who am I?

When I observe your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you set in place,
what is a human being that you remember him,
a son of man that you look after him? (Psalm 8:3-4)

This coming Sunday, I will be giving a message from Psalm 1.

One of the things I will note in that message is that when the psalmist says God knows us, he does not simply mean that God knows we exist. The psalmist means that God actually loves and cares for us.

How often do we wonder at that truth? The infinite God who created this vast universe…thinks about you.

Let that be your meditation today. Take the time to stop, be quiet, and reflect:

This infinite God who created this vast universe…thinks about me.

The God who is trustworthy

So many times in this life, people let us down. We look to them to help us and support us, but they leave us hung out to dry.

And so the psalmist here writes,

Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. (Psalm 146:3)

So often in Israel’s and Judah’s history, they put their trust in the surrounding countries and their kings to be their protection against their enemies, instead of putting their faith in God.

The result? They were either ultimately betrayed or disappointed by the ones they put their trust in.

And so what the prophets consistently told these kings, the psalmist writes here.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them — the LORD, who remains faithful forever. (5-6)

But God not only watches over the kings and their nations, he watches over all who love him but are hurting.

He’s with the oppressed, the hungry, the captive, the blind, the alien, the fatherless, and the widow.

And though they may suffer on this earth, he never leaves them lonely. What’s more, he promises to always meet their needs.

Like I said yesterday, while he is an infinite God, he is also an intimate God who truly cares for those he has created.

So if you are hurting, or even if you’re not, let us draw near to this infinite, but intimate God. And remember what Isaiah said.

The one who trusts will never be dismayed. (Isaiah 28:16)