Scripture to Read: Psalm 139:17–18
God has taught us a lot so far in Psalm 139 about how awesome He is as our All-present (Omnipresent) and All-knowing (Omniscient) God, Creator and King. In yesterday’s devotion, God began to show us how precious we are to Him in the way He has created each one of us. Then God had David write this in Psalm 139:17–18, “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.” WOW!!! How many times have we believed that God is so big, powerful, and awesome but also so busy that He really does not have time for our insignificant, small lives? The sad truth is that far too many people feel this way, and they miss the majesty and glory of our Great God and King and how much He loves and adores us. God’s thoughts toward us are “precious,” and He loves it when we worship and praise Him, knowing we’ve been made in His image. Take to heart what God is communicating here in Psalm 139:18: His precious thoughts toward us outnumber the sand. To give us perspective on this, it takes about 1 million grains of sand to cover one square foot and that is just a thin layer of sand. If we wanted a few inches of sand, we’d need hundreds of layers, giving us more than a billion grains of sand, and God’s precious thoughts toward each of us “outnumber the sand.”
Challenge & Application
· What did God reveal to you today, and how can you use what you’ve learned to encourage others?
· With what God taught you, how has this changed your mind about how God sees you?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!