Thou Art Mindful of Man

TEXT:  Psalm 144:3-4;  8:4

INTRODUCTION:

A.      MAN CERTAINLY IS BLESSED - WHY IS GOD MINDFUL OF MAN?

          1.       Man's smallness in the Universe.

          2.       Given dominion - provided salvation - special.

B.      WE NEED TO NOTICE WHAT GOD HAS DONE.

I.      GOD IS MINDFUL OF MAN'S PHYSICAL NEEDS.

A.      EDEN - A PERFECT ENVIRONMENT( Gen 1:26-31 ).

B.      AFTER THE FALL( Mat. 6:25-30;  10:29-31 ).

II.     GOD IS MINDFUL OF MAN'S SOCIAL NEEDS.

A.      GOD REGULATES OUR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.

          1.       Love the basis for that regulation( Mat. 22:39; Rom. 13:8 ).

          2.       We must love all men( Mat. 5:43-45 ).

B.      THEN THERE ARE OUR BRETHREN( John 13:34-35 ).

          1.       This love manifest in this rule( Gal. 6:2 ).

          2.       And this( Phil. 2:1-4 ).

          3.       And this( 3 John 5-8; Philem. 4-7 ).

          4.       And this( Rom. 12:9-16 ).

C.      THERE ARE NEEDS THAT CAN ONLY BE FILLED THIS WAY(Gen.2:18-25)

III.    GOD IS MINDFUL OF MAN'S SPIRITUAL NEEDS.

A.      MAN CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE( Gen. 1:26-27 ).

B.      SIN MARS THE IMAGE - CAUSES ENMITY( Rom. 5:8-10 ).

C.      JESUS OFFERED IS THE SOLUTION( 2 Cor. 5:18-21 ).

D.      THE RESULT( 2 Pet. 1:3-4 ).

E.      THE OBLIGATIONS( Eph. 4:22-24 ).

F.      THE REWARD( John 14:1-3 ).

CONCLUSION:

A.      GOD IS MINDFUL OF US.

B.      ARE WE MINDFUL OF GOD?