10-08-2009, 07:48 AM
The Psalmist says, "Jehovah [Yahweh] is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works." (Psalm 145:9) This sweeping statement takes in the utmost bounds of the material universe and also the humblest, as well as the most exalted, sentient being. The whole creation is His care. Jehovah, our God, is the Great Emperor of the whole universe, and His wisdom, power, goodness and benevolence are abundantly equal to all the responsibilities of so exalted an office.
The human mind staggers in its efforts to comprehend the mental resources of a being who is able to assume and to bear such responsibility. Think for a moment of the memory that never fails; of the judgment that never errs; of the wisdom that plans for eternity without the possibility of failure, and that times that plan with unerring precision for the ages to come; of the power and skill which can harness even every opposing element, animate or inanimate, and make them all work together for the accomplishment of his grand designs; of the tireless vigilance that never ceases, nor seeks relief from the pressing cares of universal dominion--whose eye never sleeps, whose ear is ever open, and who is ever cognizant of all the necessities, and active in all the interests, of His broad domains.
Well has the Psalmist said, in consideration of the immensity and the minutiae of God's providence over all his works--"Such knowledge is too wonderful for me: it is high, I cannot attain unto it." (Psalm 139:6.) No, we cannot; but Oh, what a thrilling sense of mingled reverence, love and adoration fills the heart, when thus we catch a glimpse of the intellectual and moral glory and majesty of our God!
As we thus contemplate Him, all nature becomes eloquent with His praise: the heavens truly declare His glory, and the firmament shows His handiwork: day unto day utters speech and night unto night shows knowledge. (Psalm 19:1,2.) They tell of the order and harmony of the circling spheres, and the benevolent purpose of their Great Creator and Controller, as the changing seasons and the alternating days and nights fill up the copious horn of plenty and refresh and invigorate the animate creation. (Based on Reprint 1560)
The human mind staggers in its efforts to comprehend the mental resources of a being who is able to assume and to bear such responsibility. Think for a moment of the memory that never fails; of the judgment that never errs; of the wisdom that plans for eternity without the possibility of failure, and that times that plan with unerring precision for the ages to come; of the power and skill which can harness even every opposing element, animate or inanimate, and make them all work together for the accomplishment of his grand designs; of the tireless vigilance that never ceases, nor seeks relief from the pressing cares of universal dominion--whose eye never sleeps, whose ear is ever open, and who is ever cognizant of all the necessities, and active in all the interests, of His broad domains.
Well has the Psalmist said, in consideration of the immensity and the minutiae of God's providence over all his works--"Such knowledge is too wonderful for me: it is high, I cannot attain unto it." (Psalm 139:6.) No, we cannot; but Oh, what a thrilling sense of mingled reverence, love and adoration fills the heart, when thus we catch a glimpse of the intellectual and moral glory and majesty of our God!
As we thus contemplate Him, all nature becomes eloquent with His praise: the heavens truly declare His glory, and the firmament shows His handiwork: day unto day utters speech and night unto night shows knowledge. (Psalm 19:1,2.) They tell of the order and harmony of the circling spheres, and the benevolent purpose of their Great Creator and Controller, as the changing seasons and the alternating days and nights fill up the copious horn of plenty and refresh and invigorate the animate creation. (Based on Reprint 1560)