A Study in Psalms
From a Laywoman’s Perspective
“O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth!
Who have set your glory above the
heavens?” Psalm
8:1(NKJ)
Have
you ever wondered about the greatness of God that made everything; you may
wonder about how anyone could make something out of nothing? This has been the age-old question that has
scientists puzzled and theorizing forever.
Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist, died believing he had found the
answer, but could not prove it.
Along comes an 11 year-old boy,
William Maillis, who has set his mind on proving the existence of God. He
started college at age 9. He is in a
university now and is planning on becoming an astrophysicist. He believes he can now prove God’s existence. I watched him and listened to his theory and
it made sense. However, I have all the
proof I need in Psalm 8:3. “When
I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars,
which You have ordained.”
Those who don’t believe that God is
our Creator are without hope. Apparently
they think when they die they will just no longer exist. They don’t realize what waits for them after
death. Anyone who believes that they
evolved from a cell, an organism, or an ape is not very smart. They cannot prove any connection to a human
and never will. What is really amazing, is
that David had to ask God about it. “What
is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?
I think we don’t respect God for who
he is. That’s why David inquired. David
knew how great God was. He is not a big
man in a white robe who sits on an enormous throne high in the sky. We know he has a face, hands and a back. In Exodus 20:18, we also see his awesomeness,
“Now
all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of
the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.
Then they said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not
God speak with us, lest we die." How terrifying to stand in the
presence of Almighty Jehovah. Just remember that one day you will stand before
Him and you will kneel before Him.
God
has even put man in charge of animals, beasts, birds and the fish in the
sea. How can we explain this by saying
that it is just the way it is; or it just happened? Man has spent centuries trying to show others
what a mighty hunter, business man, how brilliant they are, or what a winner
they are. They (meaning man and woman
both) are always trying to prove themselves to be better than anyone else. They
don’t have to prove anything, they only have to accept Jesus as their
Savior. God has already given them
everything they need. Just believe.
If
we really loved God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, we would show Him the respect
and reverence he deserves. Just when I
think I ‘got it’, my ugly self, rises up and makes me think about the next
thing I can say or do without direction from Almighty God. God took us from a
baby to giving us strength to stand against the enemy of our souls and raised
us up to a point of being made just a little lower than the mighty angels of
God. (vs. 5)
He
has shown us how to pray and realize the power of prayer. It is only fitting that we pray to him and
honor Him.
“O LORD, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name
In all the earth!” Psalm 8:9
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