Psalm 8

"O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!" —Psalm 8:1

I read Psalm 8 this morning for my quiet time through "Our Daily Bread." My house was quiet and still while McKenna was sleeping. I could hear the wind and rain whirling outside as Hurricane/Tropical Storm Fay continued to linger. I opened the blinds to see the effects of the storm in our back yard. I was just overwhelmed with a sense of God's power and strength. Psalm 8 went right along with what the Holy Spirit was speaking to me today. I wanted to share a few thoughts from my time with Jesus...

“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?” (Ps. 8:3-4).

The message Bible says it like this:
(vs. 3-4) I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous,
your handmade sky-jewelry,
Moon and stars mounted in their settings.
Then I look at my micro-self and wonder,
Why do you bother with us?
Why take a second look our way?

Planet earth is not all about us, but by God’s design, it involves us. The psalmist marveled at the heavens, but he was more amazed that the great Creator, whose glory is above the heavens, included us in His grand plan for the ages.

To worship any part of God’s creation stops short of giving glory to the One who made it. The Bible lifts our eyes to see that all creation proclaims the glory of God, who has showered His grace and love on us through Christ.

I was then reminded of this old hymn:

Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
And all the twinkling starry host;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels heaven can boast. —Anon.

God’s glory shines through His creation...this includes us...what a responsibility we have!