Psalm 8
As David exalts God in the beginning of this Psalm, giving Him praise and adoration for His excellence and splendor, this verse sticks out, "what is man, that You are mindful of him? And the son of man, that You are for him?" How humbling. In the midst of the great, vast, universe that God created, He thought of you and me. Not only did He think of us, He has given us an invitation to be part of His creative story through Jesus. With each splash of color against the dark void, He was mindful of us. Please bear with me for one moment here. John 1 tells us that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, so Jesus was sitting with His Father as He placed the earth and the stars in their respective spots and watch creation take place. Then, He left His throne to come make a way for us to be a part of eternity. We were part of His plan, even way back then. As I let that sink onto my soul, it gave me an incredible sense of worth having nothing at all to do with anything I can buy or accumulate. We all experience challenges and hurts and I am not minimizing any of them, but what if through God's strength, we bow heads, get on our knees and take one moment to realize that even though we are broken vessels, God is mindful of us. What if for one moment we allow ourselves to experience what it feels like to be loved by God in the middle of our mess and in the midst of our brokenness.
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