January 28, 2013 Praise Him

Read Psalms 8-9 Praise Him Psalms 8:1 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: 7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. 9 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! DO YOU want to feel special? Then take time to read this Psalm for the next 8 days—8 days of Psalm 8—about 90 seconds each day. What would that do for you? I don’t know. Perhaps you would look upon the morning sun and evening stars and think of God the creator. Perhaps you would be mindful that’s God’s glorious existences is above all the heavens. Perhaps you would hear in children’s voices their praise of God as they say their bedtime prayers. You might see, most of all, how valuable you are amidst all of creation. Made just a little lower than the angels, the God of creation has created you to be his own. The One whose hand shaped the universe has shaped you. The One whose mind conceived the wonder of the universe of unlimited beauty has conceived you, and he calls you, “Mine.” It’s True! You are of extremely high value to God.