Friday, October 9, 2015

The Awesomeness of God

“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.  O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:3-9 NIV)

Earlier this week I hiked to one of my favorite overlooks and sat taking in the beauty in front of me. The tapestry of autumn colors took my breath away.  And then I did what seemed fitting for the moment, I read Psalm 8 aloud.

When I consider the work of His fingers, I am awestruck and, too, ask the question, who am I that the Lord is mindful of me and cares for me? In the midst of His beautiful creation, I feel so small, so insignificant. Yet, of all that He has created, He considers me and my fellow human beings the crowning achievement of His work!    The autumn beauty? We are greater.  The vast expanse of the stars and galaxies?   We are greater.  The inspiring wildlife around us?  We are greater.  

When we look around at all God has made, at all its vastness and beauty, and take in that He considers us even greater than these, how can we not cry out, as does the Psalmist, “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth”?

Today, join the Psalmist in looking around you and taking in all God has made.  Then think how He considers you greater than all of it.  And then let your heart give the appropriate response.

© Jim Musser 2015

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