We live in a world where everyone is trying to protect themselves. No one seems to care for the other anymore.

What everyone is more concerned with presently, is covering the nose tightly, to ensure it doesn’t sniff in an unseen virus into their system.

Times like this can be depressing. If one is not careful, loneliness and melancholy can seep into one.

Yet, now is time, when we rest in the assurance of God’s love for us. Men may have abandoned you, but God will never abandon you.

If God is concerned about me, then why is He letting me go through these things? One might ask Himself.

God has His reason for allowing us go through trials and tribulations. We might not know the reason, yet, we do know that at the end, we shall emerge greater and stronger than we were.

But you must not despair. Do not let the devil deceive you by telling you that God does not care about you.

Psalms 8:4: “What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”

I want you to note that when The Bible uses the word ‘man’ in the context of the aforementioned verse, it does not refer to the masculine gender alone. Rather, it refers to the Humanity in general.

There are two things which I would like us to take note of in the verse above,

1. GOD IS MINDFUL OF YOU
2. GOD CARES FOR YOU

God has revealed in several places in scriptures, how much He loves us.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” 1 John 3:1

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34

Isn’t it a wonder, that the Holy God loves an unworthy man?
Isn’t it amazing that the King of glory cares for you?

He clearly says that he loves you! He cares for you!

God’s love for you is not based on anything you have done, or anything you are doing, or anything you will do. He just genuinely loves you!

He already loved you even while you are still in sins, weaknesses, doubts, fears, etc.

The birth of his son Jesus Christ, His death, His suffering, His resurrection, all of these are results of his love for you.

He does everything to have a relationship and communication with you constantly.

It is the reason why he tries to reach out to you despite how long you have rejected him, ignored his word.

But then, even as God is mindful of us, we have our response to this amazing love of God.

He is mindful of you, but are you responding to him?

“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”(1Peter 5:7)

He cares about your happiness, faults, worries, your well being, family and friends. He is concerned about your finance, job, food and shelter, etc.

But you need to respond to the one who truly loves you and cares so much about you.

Matthew 11:28, ” Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Why then should you trust in men, and ignore God who is mindful of you?
Why then do you try to find happiness in material things, drinks, parties, friends, just to be satisfied?

The thoughts of you are in God’s mind always!

“It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man” (Psalms 118:8).

Your first response to God’s love is responding to his call of Salvation from sin and damnation.

James 4:-8: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

God cares for you, but you need to respond to His amazing love now.

You also respond to God’s love through faith. Faith is trusting in the love of God. Faith is assurance that God is with you even in the valley of the shadow of death.

It is one thing to know that God loves you. That is a fact. But you must receive this Fact and mix it with faith, if you’re going to profit from it.

Dearly beloved, will you allow fear and depression to obscure your positive perception.

Or will you choose to cling onto the love of God, even when circumstances point to the contrary.

God Loves You.

Rest in His Love.