There’s an interesting question in Psalm 8.
Psalm 8:4
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
So why is God Almighty so invested and concerned with human beings on planet Earth? It’s unmistakable and undeniable that the Creator of all the heavens and the earth is extremely concerned with human beings here on this planet. Among other things, He gave us 66 written books, and in those writings, the Bible, He gives past, present and future details about us.
Imagine for a moment you own all the land in the state of Texas, over 268,000 square miles. And you decide to heavily invest your attention into a single ant hill. I know, it’s a silly illustration, but you can surely agree one little ant hill seems very small and insignificant compared to thousands of square miles, right?
How Big?
God created more than just the land in Texas! He created more than planet Earth. He created the earth and all the heavens. And to help put that into a little perspective, here’s some information from an article I read recently by Austin Schoonmaker .
A light year is the distance light can travel in one year, about 186,000 miles per second. The Milky Way Galaxy is where planet Earth and our solar system resides in. Our home galaxy is about 100,000 light-years across. Within the Milky Way, there are an estimated 200-400 billion stars similar to our very own Sun. Among these 200-400 billion stars, there are an estimated 100 billion planets across the Milky Way.
At the time of that article, scientists were saying that there were an estimated 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe, but since then they now estimate at least 200 billion galaxies.
200 billion galaxies. 200-400 billion stars per galaxy. 100 billion planets per galaxy.
Wow! Remember the ant hill I mentioned? That silly illustration certainly pales in trying to compare the earth with all the universe. And yet, as tiny as earth is in comparison, the Creator of the earth and all the heavens, has invested heavily into the inhabitants of this planet of ours.
God not only gave us His Word, the written Scriptures, but through the centuries He also revealed helpful information to certain individuals, people like Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and many others.
God Made A Choice
At one point in our human history, the Creator of the heavens and the earth chose a specific group of people; He said they would be His people and He would be their God. He helped, blessed and protected His people for centuries.
But God then took things a step further – a big step further. The Bible tells us that He so loved the world (meaning all the people on earth) that He gave His only begotten Son to redeem mankind. He further made a promise that anyone (not just His chosen people, but anyone) who believes in His Son will be saved; given eternal life!
But Why?
Why did He do that? Who is man that He is mindful of us? Why would the Creator of all the vast galaxies make salvation and eternal life available to human beings here on planet earth?
The answer is found in the most popular verse of the Bible, John 3:16.
John 3:16:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God so loved the world! The answer is God’s love. God loves human beings!
The Creator of it all loves human beings! He loves us so much He devised a plan whereby any one of us can gain eternal life! When anyone accepts Jesus as lord and believes God raised him from the dead, the Bible says they are saved!
Romans 10:9:
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth [accept, acknowledge, agree] the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Eternal life and salvation is not based on your good works – Ephesians 2 is very clear we are not saved by our works. God made eternal life and salvation so easy – BELIEVE on His Son! What great love that is!
Why does God love human beings to that degree? Because love is God’s very nature. The Bible tells us, “God is love.” God really does love you!
(If you want to see a small glimpse into the magnificent handiwork of God Almighty, our heavenly Father, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, check out the pictures in the article, In The Beginning.)
Mike Verdicchio
2024
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