O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
~ Psalm 8~
This Psalm has always struck something inside of me. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Proclaiming the excellence of my God is something that I never want to cease doing. However, it is verses 3-4 that always gets me: When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
When I think about everything I have done. When I think of how low I have stooped. When I think of the evil that has tried to sink it's claws into me - and, at times, I've let it. When I think of the times I've turned my back on God. When I think of the times I've blamed God. When I think of the times I have been angry with God. And yet - God, through all of that, has been mindful of me. Through everything I have done, God has been there for me. Through all of the times I have been angry with God, He was still willing to come down and wrap His Arms around me and reassure me that He cared...for me.
In my life, I have not had a problem recognizing the fact that God cares for people. I have not really ever questioned that. There have been times, however, when I have doubted that He cared for me. Admittedly, there were times when I had known that God loves the chiefest of sinners - yet, I still questioned, and doubted, His love for me.
There have been several times, in the last few weeks even, when God has come down and wrapped -me- in His Arms. Even during that time, while I could feel the Arms of God wrap around me, the devil was trying to convince me that it was all in my head and that Jesus had better things to do than take the time to show me He was there for me - to show me that someone like me could be special to Him.
So, when I read Psalm 8: 3-4, I think - Wow! Thanks, God, for spending time with me. Jesus, You created the stars. You created the moon, Lord. God, you created the earth. You spoke the entire universe into existence. Jesus, You reached down and formed man out of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Master, You are so excellent. Savior, You are majestic. Yet, Father, You...love...me.
There have been several times, in the last few weeks even, when God has come down and wrapped -me- in His Arms. Even during that time, while I could feel the Arms of God wrap around me, the devil was trying to convince me that it was all in my head and that Jesus had better things to do than take the time to show me He was there for me - to show me that someone like me could be special to Him.
So, when I read Psalm 8: 3-4, I think - Wow! Thanks, God, for spending time with me. Jesus, You created the stars. You created the moon, Lord. God, you created the earth. You spoke the entire universe into existence. Jesus, You reached down and formed man out of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Master, You are so excellent. Savior, You are majestic. Yet, Father, You...love...me.
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