How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God (Psalm 139:17) – c.h. spurgeon

God is always thinking upon us,
     never turns aside his mind from us,
          has us always before his eyes;
and this is precisely as we would have it, for it would be dreadful to exist
          for a moment
beyond the observation of our heavenly Father.

His thoughts are always
tender,
loving,
wise,
prudent,
far-reaching,
and they bring to us countless benefits: hence it is a choice delight to remember them.

The Lord always did think upon his people:
     hence their election and the covenant of grace by which their salvation is secured;
he always will think upon them:
     hence their final perseverance by which they shall be brought safely to their final rest. 

In all our wanderings
     the watchful glance of the Eternal Watcher
          is evermore fixed upon us—we never roam beyond the Shepherd's eye.
In our sorrows
     he observes us incessantly,
          and not a pang escapes him;
in our toils he marks all our weariness,
     and writes in his book all the struggles of his faithful ones.

These thoughts of the Lord encompass us in all our paths….
     Not a nerve or tissue, valve or vessel, of our bodily organization is uncared for;
          all the littles of our little world are thought upon by the great God. 

Dear reader, is this precious to you? then hold to it….

The Lord liveth and thinketh upon us, 

     this is a truth far too precious for us to be lightly robbed of it….

If the Lord thinketh upon us,
     all is well,
          and we may rejoice evermore.

How precious to me are your thoughts, God!  How vast is the sum of them!Psalm 139:17