- Mindful and Bless
Psalm 115:12, 13, 15
The Lord hath been mindful of us:
He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
The Lord will bless us; He will bless those who fear the Lord. The promise of blessing runs throughout the Psalms. Blessing comes as a regular and expected consequence of believing God and being faithful to Him. This is why the Law of God is a bountiful and wonderful gift to mankind. When Law is kept everyone wins and everyone is blessed. Blessing is a positive consequence for all believers in Christ who have received the perfect obedience and Law keeping of Jesus: this righteousness has been given to those who live by faith.
The promise given here in addition to blessing is that the Lord is mindful of us. The amazing and comforting promise is that God is thinking about us all the time; we go off about our lives without giving God a thought much of the time, but God does not stop thinking about us even for a minute. We are always on His mind: God is curious to see what we do and decide, how we react and perform, and why we respond to certain thought processes to make choices. God is paying attention to us and He is aware of the troubles and problems we get ourselves into, and He is looking at ways He can help us and solve our problems. God is not mindful of us in order to catch us slipping up and making sure bad consequences follow; God is not watching for sins to judge. God is watching over us constantly to protect and preserve and enhance the enjoyment of life.
He is mindful of us because He loves us just like young lovers can’t get their loved ones out of their minds; He cannot forget or ignore the one He favors with love and mercy. We forget Him, but He never lets us escape His notice. His ability to remember includes looking upon us with favor and blessing and finding ways to do good. The One who thought about me from eternity found a way to save me by sending His Son. The same One is thinking about me every minute to bless me. This same One will be the One who will come to judge on the great white throne.