A TENDER AND MIGHTY GOD

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

365 DEVOTIONS FROM OUR DAILY BREAD

A TENDER AND MIGHTY GOD

READ:  Psalm 147:1-5

[God] heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.  He counts the

number of stars; He calls them all by name.  Psalm 147:3-4

God knows and numbers the stars, yet He is concerned about you and me, even though we’re broken by sin.  He binds our shattered hearts with sensitivity and kindness, and He brings healing into the depths of our souls.  The greatness of God’s power is the greatness of His heart.  his strength is the measure of His love.  He is a tender and mighty God.

The psalmist tells us that God “counts the number of the stars,” and “calls them all by name” (147:4).  Would He care for the stars that are mere matter and not care for us, who bear His image?  Of course not.  He knows about our lonely struggles, and He cares.  It is His business to care.

God, in the form of His Son Jesus, was subject to all our passions (Hebrews 2:18).  He understands and does not scold or condemn when we fall short and fail.  He leans down and listens to our cries for help.  He gently corrects us.  He heals through time and with great skill.

The stars will fall from the sky someday.  They are not God’s major concern-you are!  He “is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 1:24).  And He will do it!     DHR

The God who made the firmament,

Who made the deepest sea,

The God who put the stars in place

Is the God who cares for me. -Berg

Because God cares about us,

we can leave our cares with Him.