“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.”
– Psalm 139:17-18
There is tremendous pleasure and joy to be experienced in thinking about the thoughts of our Creator. Unlike our thoughts which too often rise no higher than our stomach, His thoughts are infinitely rich, wondrous, wise, soaring, brilliant, gracious, merciful, and so much more. We are blessed that God has kindly chosen to reveal a portion of His thoughts to us in the Bible.
The Bible is no mere history book, story book, guidebook to salvation, or rule book for life. The Bible contains the very thoughts of God! We are blessed beyond every generation that came before us to be able to read or listen to the Bible in so many formats, so many styles, and so many languages. Generations before us would have given anything to have the comprehensive, free access to God’s thoughts that we enjoy on a single smart phone, tablet, computer, or book store. Let us rejoice and make good use of this treasure! The more we read, meditate on, and study the Bible, the more our thoughts are expanded, refined, and re-shaped to reflect the thoughts of God.
It’s going to be a long winter. Rather than contemplating the thoughts of your favorite media personalities and social media savants, commit these next months to reading and enjoying the thoughts of God. Use the time you would have spent on your device or in front of your TV to read the Bible instead. Fall more deeply in love with God’s thoughts until you find yourself agreeing fully with the Psalmist, “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!”