By Micah Messer
Isn’t it nice to know someone is thinking of you? God thinks about me. He thinks about you, too. And thy thoughts which are to usward: they cannot be reckoned up in order of thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered…. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are be more in number than the sand (Ps 40:5; 139:17-18). Humbling isn’t it? That the all-powerful, all-knowing God would even consider thinking about us. They aren’t passing thoughts either. No casual considerations here. His thoughts toward you are so numerous they cannot be counted nor contained! More than millions! Beyond billions! God’s thoughts about each of us are immeasurable.
The original Hebrew meaning for thoughts is “intentional, imaginative, and inventive plans.” Doesn’t that sound wonderful? God has intentional thoughts about your ministry and marriage. He has imaginative thoughts about your college and career. He has inventive thoughts about your family, finances, and future. God is thinking about you. He considers every detail. He reviews every decision. He plans every direction. God is thinking countless thoughts about you.
How much are you thinking about Him? How often do you stop everything to concentrate and focus on God? Can you count the number of times you’ve thought about the Lord this week? Do you think about Him in church on Sunday and ignore Him Monday through Friday on your job? Do you neglect His Word for homework, essays, and assignments? Do you forget Him when you are among friends? Have you given thought to what He thinks about being neglected? How He feels?
Does He think that I don’t care about Him because I don’t care to think about Him? Does He wish I’d think about Him the way He thinks about me? Does He say, “Oh, if he would just trust me.” “If she would only listen and obey.” “When will they think about me as much as I think about them?”
Paul asks the saints in Colossians to set their hearts and minds on Jesus Christ, not on earthly things (Col 3:1-2). The writer of Hebrews urges the Christians to look beyond the failures of mankind and see Jesus crowned with glory and honor, the originator and perfecter of our faith (Heb 2:8-9, 12:3). We are told to consider Jesus (3:1-3). The Greek word for consider means “to give complete attention and diligent observation.”
When will we start considering the Creator? When will we start meditating on the Master? When will we start focusing our attention on the Father?
When will we think about Him as much as He thinks about us?
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