ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 SAPATE SIULAI 5, 2026

SAAME 140-145 ; ‘AISEA 40:6-8

We are little specks on a tiny planet in a vast universe, but God cares for us and unleashes his sovereign power for our good.

Ko e fanga ki’i efu pe kitautolu ‘i he fu’u ‘univeesi lahi faufaua, ka ‘oku ‘ofa’i kitautolu ‘e he ‘Otua mo tukuange mai hono mafai aoniu ma’a ‘etau lelei.

I cherished the moments when one of our children would ask a question about the most important things in life. "Why do we go to church every week?" "Why do we pray before we eat?" I wanted my children to know God and the stunning glory of his grace. I wanted them to know that following him was the best decision of their lives. I wanted them to develop an identity and view of life that had God in the center. So I wasn't irritated by their questions. They were doorways leading to the gospel.

Consider the important question King David asks in Psalm 144:

Blessed be the LORD, my rock,

who trains my hands for war,

and my fingers for battle;

he is my steadfast love and my fortress,

my stronghold and my deliverer,

my shield and he in whom I take refuge,

who subdues peoples under me.

O LORD, what is man that you regard him,

or the son of man that you think of him?

Man is like a breath;

his days are like a passing shadow. (Ps. 144:1-4)

David calls upon God to bless his reign and those of his sons who will come after him. And then he asks the key question: "O LORD, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow." This question fills you with wonder and can change the way you think about your life.

Think of how little and insignificant we are. We are tiny dots, living somewhere on a tiny little planet that is spinning around in the vastness of the universe. In light of the enormity of time and eternity, our lives are the definition of brevity. Each of us is just one of a billion little dots that shines for a moment, but then quickly burns out. Yet God regards each one of us. Stop and take it in. The King of kings, the great Creator who set everything in motion, the sovereign Lord who sits on the throne of the universe cares about us.

The essence of human significance is rooted in the fact that God thinks we are worth caring for. Not only does he think about us, but he meets us in our lostness with his rescuing, forgiving, and transforming grace. If you matter this much to God, then you matter. You are more than a dot in the universe; you have worth in the mind of the Lord. That is enough to get you up in the morning. No matter what you're facing, you can live as God intended because you matter to him.