‘…the moon and the stars which you have set in place.’ Psalm 8:3 NIV
If you have ever been to the top of a hill and looked down into the valley, you will know how small the people below you appear to be. If you have ever been in an aeroplane, people on the ground disappear with only fields, rivers, major roads and cities being distinguishable. Now imagine you are an astronaut, soaring thousands of miles above planet earth. Only countries and continents are visible to the naked eye. Over eight billion individual people inhabit planet earth, each believing that they are the master of their own little universe, and that the world revolves around them. Viewing each of those ‘masters of the universe’ from a hill, a plane, or even a spacecraft, puts their empires into perspective. And yet Yehovah, the maker of heaven and earth, who spoke the world into being, and whom Solomon said was so big and mighty that the heavens could not contain Him – that same Yehovah – has chosen to set His love and affection on you, as an individual. See yourself from His perspective; imagine Him singling you out personally from His throne in heaven. It is as if Yehovah is looking at you through a zoom lens more powerful than any man-made telescope, zooming in, past all the stars in the galaxy, the planets in our solar system, the continents and countries, towns and villages, until He sees you! He chooses to rest His gaze, and His love, on you. Think about that great measure of His love, mercy and grace towards you today!