God can’t get you off his mind. His infinite love fixes you in his thoughts. Before creating the universe, God filled his mind with wonderful plans for your life on earth and awesome ideas for your eternity.
We small mortals can scarcely believe that an infinite Creator thinks so often and so highly about us. David asked, “What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him,” Psalm 8:4. “Mindful” means that God’s mind is full of living thoughts about his loved ones. We can’t explain how God simultaneously thinks about all his children, but he does!
Jesus described his heavenly Father like this: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they,” Matthew 6:26. Jesus was trying to help the human imagination grasp the outer fringes of God’s love for us. If he is mindful of birds, how much more does he think about meeting human needs?
A verse from Job summarizes God’s feelings for his children. “He never takes his eyes off the righteous,” Job 36:7. He thinks about us all the time.
What happens in God when he thinks about you?
You rejoice his heart and place a song on his lips. “He rejoices over you with singing,” Zephaniah 3:17. You are the source of his song because you are the object of his love. The measureless One who made all things experiences a thrill every time his children come to his mind–and we fill his mind always.
You delight his heart. “He takes great delight in you,” Zephaniah 3:17. “Delight” exceeds joy. Although our actions and behavior don’t always bring joy to God, he continually delights in our person. Our imperfections, failures and weaknesses grieve his heart but do not lessen his delight in us. He remains committed to perfecting us when we act very imperfectly. His delight in us never waivers even when it is necessary to correct us, to rebuke us, or reprimand us. “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline,” Revelation 3:19.
What happens to you when God thinks about you?
You wear a crown of blessing. “Blessings crown the head of the righteous,” Proverbs 10:6. The new birth removed the crown of thorns you wore and placed a crown of God’s blessing upon your head. The crown God placed on you represents the position he gave you. You became an offspring of the King of the universe. Like your Father King you wear a crown as a sign of your royal position. You are his child. Human frailties do not tear you out of his family. Doubts about your God or yourself never decrease his determination to live in you by his Spirit.
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God’s crown of blessing doesn’t exempt you from unpleasant seasons, difficulties or trials. The crown simply indicates that whatever life throws at you, you will triumph; you will win; you will move out of unpleasantness into pleasantness. “He rescued me because he delighted in me,” (Psalm 18:19) applies to you no matter how you feel or what’s going on around you. You will eternally be God’s delight.
What happens to your spiritual foes when God thinks about you?
They cringe in fear of the One who thinks about you. Devils flee from the One who fills His mind with you. Wild panic grips their thoughts and feelings. They flee from you as the One who thinks of you commands his angels to encamp around you. Dear Christian friend, please notice the full quotation of Job 36:7. “He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.” Let’s skip to verses 15 and 16 of the same chapter. “But those who suffer, he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction. He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.” Please don’t let life’s disappointments or hardships fool you into believing that God isn’t thinking about you. He is “wooing you from the jaws of distress.” He cannot lose sight of your best; your welfare fills the thoughts of the One who can’t quit lovingly thinking about you!
Be greatly encouraged,
Pastor James Fields
They requested Pilate to station an armed guard at Jesus’ tomb so that his disciples would not steal the body and claim that He rose from the dead. In addition to the guard, the religious leaders sealed the huge stone that lay over the tomb. This seal was probably a cement-like substance spread over the edge of the stone that glued it to the tomb. The weight of the stone plus the seal created a strong barrier to anyone who wished to remove Jesus’ body.
God always prevails over human resistance to his plan. God never loses; sinners never win. “An angel of the Lord came down from heaven and…rolled back the stone and sat on it,” Matthew 28:2. The mighty soldiers fainted. The seal that attached the stone to the tomb completely shattered as the angel touched it with a little finger. Then the angel sat on the stone that was intended to prevent Jesus’ resurrection.
We can live without fear during the terrible times. “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed,” Matthew 24:6. Jesus predicted terrible times, but he also commanded us to reject panic, fear, and feelings of uncertainty. Since God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but of power, we choose to reject the fear, the panic, and the uncertainty that attempt to dominate our thoughts and feelings (2 Timothy 1:7).
You are God’s will. His will brought you into existence and sustains your every breath, your every heartbeat, and your future. God’s Spirit wraps you in assured indestructibility. Get on with your life; pursue your plans. Seek more intimate fellowship with the Spirit of Jesus. Don’t worry about anything. Don’t panic when things around you crumble. God purposefully sees to it that his indestructible will for your life is fulfilled. Often quote Job 42:2, “I know that you can do all things and that no plan of yours can be thwarted.”
Ability to defeat fear of bad news does not originate in us, but in the Jesus who defeated Satan, sin and the world.
It works the same for you and me. With the Spirit of Jesus dwelling in our human spirits, we can overcome the fear of the massive amount of bad news in our world.
Jesus and his apostles visited the impressive temple built by King Herod in Jerusalem. As our Lord and his apostles left the temple “his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings,” Matthew 24:1. Truly, the buildings erected by King Herod were very magnificent and impressive. They were large and ornate, expensive and awesome. But Jesus surprised his followers by saying, “Do you see all these things?… Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down,” Matthew 24:2.
So, my brothers and sisters, let us strive to please the Lord. First, spend private time with him by reading his Word consistently and spending time alone praising, loving and magnifying him. His Word and Spirit will deliver you from the fears that are rampant in our world and make you steadfast as you trust the Lord’s control of what’s going on in you and around you. Confidence in him will fill you with assurance that he can take care of your family and your friends! We may be surrounded by a fearful world, but we need not allow fear to enter us since we trust in the almighty Creator of heaven and earth!
A nation of ex-slaves defiantly marched out of Egyptian control. The entire Hebrew nation looked forward to entering the land promised to their forefathers. But the Lord told the Israelites to turn back and encamp near the Red Sea.
God added, “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart.” Can you believe that? God purposefully and deliberately aroused Pharaoh’s desire to pursue the Israelites.
The Bible serves as an inexhaustible source of comfort and encouragement. But no one can constantly keep the Bible before their eyes.
God commanded a young man named Gideon to lead Israel in battle against their oppressors. Gideon responded by listing his liabilities to God. “God, I can’t lead Israel because….” Are you a modern-day Gideon? Do you continually meditate on the disadvantages life hands you? Some typical liabilities modern-day “Gideons” concentrate on are: an unsaved spouse, too little money, unpleasant childhood, insufficient education, personal appearance, and difficult or distasteful job. The list of what we consider “liabilities” seems to have no end. As long as you look for personal disadvantages, you’ll find them. You see, human nature is turned toward concentrating on disadvantages. Consequently, we create our own 
Many people believe prayer is an effort to cause God to do something. Prayer, they believe, convinces God to act in the way we wish. The statement, “prayer changes things,” flows from the lips of “both believers and unbelievers.” Because we view prayer as an effort to cause God to do something, many only call upon the Lord during times of need. 
While Jesus and the apostles prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, a well-armed mob invaded their privacy. After arresting Jesus, the throng led him to court. Jesus faced interrogation, beating, ridicule, insult and humiliation. After the final verdict, soldiers marched Jesus to the crucifixion site, nailing him to the cross. 
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