3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV)
Abba,
Reflecting back over many of my writings and meditations, it has become clear to me that the utter wonder of Your nearness is a constant theme in my heart. The utter bewilderment and awe of Your nearness to me never ceases to resonate in my heart.
Looking at scripture, it is not hard to see the same. In fact, my prayers and meditations flow from the pages of Your Living Word. I am in good company then, to stand amazed at the Infinite One who transcends all but who condescended to come near.
Truly, Abba, I pray that I never grow weary or bored of this incredible truth! I pray Your nearness to me never becomes mundane! It is all too easy, though, to live and act as if You were not near. It is all too easy to condense my view of my world and of life to a sphere no larger than my own ego and interest. May it never be!
May I EVER and ALWAYS glory in the infinitely small measure that constitutes my being. May I always stand in complete view of the vastness of You and Your created things that I may always be reminded of my place WHILE at the same time reveling in the wonder of the fact that my vast God condescended to come near AND REMAINS near.
May I never lose the wonder at my infinite smallness. For in such a reality, Your immanent nearness, and Your coming near in the person of Jesus, shines all the more glorious because of it. In that truth, may I stand in utter humility and live in fullest worship.
I love You, Abba. May that love never cease but only ever grow. May my heart never cease to gaze upon Your infinite majesty!
A Singular Passion 