The Lord Thinks Upon Us

Psalm 40: 17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

To think is to ponder and focus on one thing. It occupies your mind. It may be just for a moment or several minutes. “I have been thinking of you throughout the day”. Such words are comforting to know that someone cares about you enough to ponder your well-being. What a wonder to think that God’s thoughts are on us, that He not only looks down on humanity and loves His creation, but like a sparrow, He sees us individually and know all about us. There may be times in our journey that we feel like we are all alone and wonder if anyone really care. We may be despised and rejected by others, but to those who seek the face of God, He looks into our heart and thinks on us. Creatures of dust, and insignificant, the God of the universe is thinking of me, He thinking of you. Praise His Name forever.

To Forsake Christ

Judges 2:12 “ And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, the gods of the people who were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.”-

The anger of the Lord is against sin. Those who have known the love of God and His goodness and turn away from Him have rejected and have spurred His love. The compassion of God was no different in OT times. He loved His people and would show mercy time and time again. But sin cannot go on without consequences. There is penalty for sin, for those who have rejected truth and have allowed the passion of the flesh to rule the heart. The things of this world that turn our hearts away from God are gods that we bow down to. A person who has come to Christ and has experience the Love of the Savior, His grace and forgiveness is blessed indeed. To forsake Christ, and turn to sin grieves the heart of God. He who delivered us out of sin’s bondage, brought us out of the deep mire clay of sin, desires that we resist temptation and yield our hearts to Him in holiness. To trample the blood of Christ, will harden the heart against God. God loves His people, but willful transgression will have its consequence. Such shall not enter into the kingdom of God.