Sing Praises

 To Our God

 

 

Praise the LORD! How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

 

Psalm 147:1-5

 

Have you ever wondered how we got here? We think of things as having a beginning and an end. But if that is the case, how do we come to be here in the first place? How can the universe exist, by our way of thinking? It is unfathomable. We do not have answers. But what we do know is that God knows our names, the number of hairs on our heads, what our children’s names will be and their children’s name will be, and so on and so on. And even more astounding is that He loves each and every one of us, and He sent Jesus to save us from our sins.

 

The greatness of God is the greatness of His heart. God, in the form of His Son Jesus, was subject to all our passions. He understands and does not scold or condemn when we fall short and fail. He leans downs and listens to our cries for help. He gently corrects us. He heals through time and with great skill.

 

The stars will fall from the sky someday. They are not God’s major concern – you are!

 

Our God can keep us from stumbling, and can present us faultless before His presence when our time comes. And He will do that. Amazing!

 

Because God cares about us, we can leave our cares with Him.

 

Our Daily BreadJune 12, 2006