“He
heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and
calls them each by name. Great is our
Lord and mighty in power; his
understanding has no limit. The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked
to the ground” (Psalm 147:1-8 NIV).
The number of stars is infinite. The
distance between the stars is measured in light years which is around 6
trillion miles. There are countless stars in each galaxy. The number of galaxies
is estimated to be over 100 million. The Milky Way galaxy of which we on planet
earth are a part of is one of the smaller ones.
The Psalmist tells us God knows the number of stars and He knows them by
name. These are incredible numbers that cannot be comprehended and yet God
created the heavens and the earth.
What
is even more incredible and wonderful …
is God’s knowledge of us. Not only is His knowledge of us amazing but His care
and healing of each of us is intentional, directed and freely given to each of
us because He knows our name and our needs.
Often times in the Psalms … the Psalmist connects the infiniteness of
God and His understanding is to the finiteness of our lives and our
understanding (Psalm 8 & 147). Realizing God knows us and loves us will always be incredible and wonderful to us, just as the
Psalmist expresses over and over. Over
and over again our hearts should be thankful as they are overwhelmed by our
relationship with the Living God and over and over our lips should give praise.
Take
time today, to say thank you to God for knowing your name and all of your needs.
Offer praise to Him this day. This day is
a gift from Him to you.
But
now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you,
Israel:“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the
waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not
sweep over you. When you walk through the fire,
you
will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your
God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior”
(Isaish 43:1-3 NIV).
Daily
Reading Psalm 147 & Isaiah 43
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