“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.” Psalm 8:3-5
“Sing praises to the Lord!
Tell among the peoples his deeds!
For he… is mindful of them;
he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.” Psalm 9:11-12
“O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You… are acquainted with all my ways…
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret…
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written…
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!” Psalm 139:1-3,15-17
God is mindful of his children. The Creator of the universe spins galaxies and orbits and rules nations and kingdoms and clouds and currents, yet He is intimately acquainted with individuals. His thoughts are true, and abound with love, compassion, and grace. They’re all-encompassing, pure, steady, and omniscient. He actively thinks on us for good and redemption, and His glory. When we are mindful of these truths, we must marvel. (Colossians 1:16–17; Hebrews 1: 2–3)
Peppered by the culture’s scatter of unlimited offerings and distractions, it presents a challenge to consider the works of the Lord’s hands. If, by a determined act of will, we silence the voices and gather our thoughts to listen and understand the exquisite dignity and love God has bestowed on man, we will be humbled by His abiding thought for us. The more we marvel at His attention, the more we will want to turn our attention to Him. We steer our minds for good or ill, God’s glory or selfish interest.
When we dwell on insecurities and misery, we can’t be mindful of glorious gospel truths. Untethered or misdirected, our thoughts can easily revert to what strokes the flesh nature. Gurus might suggest emptying our minds, or focusing on feelings, passions, impulsive urges. The scriptures call us to set our minds on Christ above, on whatever is true, noble, and right. (Philippians 4:8; Colossians 3:1-2)
How can we turn from self-indulgence to being mindful of the Lord? Humbled by the knowledge that we’re in His mind, we can reorient focus. How could our attitude toward work and God’s world change if we filtered everything through the mind of Christ? Oh, that we were as mindful of the Lord God as He is of us! If we sought Him, unceasingly watched Him, and passionately sought to know Him, we would see the world and our days with eternal perspective and grow to think and speak and love as He does. (1 Corinthians 2:16)
“Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me save that thou art.
Thou my best thought by day or by night;
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.” ~Dallan Forgaill (530-598)
Lord, through my moments and hours, keep me mindful of You, and expressing that to Your glory.
As the rain and snow 