Psalm 139:17

Divine omniscience affords no comfort to the ungodly mind, but to the child of God it overflows with consolation. God is always thinking of us, never turns His mind away from us, and keeps us always before His eyes; and this is precisely as we would want it, for it would be dreadful to exist for a moment beyond the observation of our heavenly Father.

His thoughts are always tender, loving, wise, prudent, and far-reaching, and they bring to us countless benefits; therefore, it is a special delight to remember them. The Lord always thought of His people: therefore, their election and the covenant of grace by which their salvation is secured. He always will think of them: therefore, their final perseverance by which they shall be brought safely to their final rest.

In all our wanderings, the watchful glance of the Eternal Watcher is always fixed on us—we never roam beyond the Shepherd’s eye. In our sorrows He observes us incessantly, and not a pang escapes Him; in our toils He marks all our weariness, and writes in His book all the struggles of His faithful ones.

These thoughts of the Lord encompass us in all our paths and penetrate the innermost region of our being. Not a nerve, tissue, valve, or vessel of our bodily organization is uncared for; all the littles of our little world are thought of by the great God.

Dear reader, is this precious to you? Then hold to it. Never be led astray by those philosophic fools who promote an impersonal God and talk of self-existent, self-governing matter. The Lord lives and thinks of us; this is a truth far too precious for us to be easily robbed of it. The attention of a nobleman is valued so highly that whoever receives it considers his fortune made; but what is it to be thought of by the King of kings! If the Lord thinks of us, all is well, and we may rejoice forever.