https://odb.org/MY/2022/02/23/the-challenge-of-the-stars
I just like to point out this morning that even in ancient times during the time when the Psalms were written, God already was regarded as having looked upon mankind as above all other creatures on the earth. That God treated humans with dignity and had crowned us with glory and honour and made us rulers over all the works of His hands. All creatures are under us, whether flocks or herds, wild animals, birds in the sky, fish in the sea and all other marine life. This was in contrast to other faiths existing then which looked at mankind as mere insignificant slaves only to do the bidding of the gods, that mankind existed merely to serve the desires and wishes of the gods.
Why is there a need to challenge the stars? Even as mankind is able to travel to outer space, it is not able to outdo the stars! The stars are just too far away and numerous. The stars are like the sands on the seashore and we a peck. No matter what we do, the stars will remain. Despite the vastness of the universe, God knows us personally. He knows the exact situation we are in every time and all the time. Even as no one knows our thoughts and inner desires, God knows. Our motivations, our sincerity, our weaknesses and blind spots, God knows. The devil doesn’t know but God knows. God knows our exact thoughts and our heart.
What is the message this morning? Know that despite the vastness of the universe as evidenced by the stars that are in the millions and are also millions of miles away from us, God knows us and wants to relate to each and every one of us. There are billions before us, billions now and there will be many to come so long as Christ has not returned and yet we are never just a statistic to God. We are not part of a number in an Excel sheet. We are real people, real flesh and blood who need to care for many other flesh and blood like us around us. There is a face to each and every one of us. There are thousands of thoughts and motivations in each and every one of us. Every second of time something independent is happening with every single one of us and yet God knows every single moment in every single human being, alive today or having existed in the past and coming into existence in the future. Nothing is synchronised, nothing is scripted and yet God is able to make all things come together for good for all who love Him and who are called according to His purposes.
Know that God knows and loves us. Trust in Him, place our hope in Him – He will make our paths straight and smooth despite these trying times. There will be a future for us and our children because we are His people and He is our God. He knows and loves all mankind, but He knows and loves us more for we are His own, having been born again in the Spirit and having been redeemed by the precious blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. We are unique and special to Him. Know that.
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