Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:9 NIV)
Good morning, God. I’m reading Psalm 8 in The Passion Translation today.
That’s a good one! A man after my own heart wrote that for me.
“Yahweh, our Sovereign God, your glory streams from the heavens above, filling the earth with the majesty of your name! People everywhere see your splendor.”
I love hearing these words from your mouth!
“You have built a stronghold by the songs of children. Strength rises up with the chorus of infants. This kind of praise has power to shut Satan’s mouth. Childlike worship will silence the madness of those who oppose you.”
Your praise and worship gives you strength. You need that each day don’t you?
Yes, I do. “Look at the splendor of your skies, your creative genius glowing in the heavens. When I gaze at your moon and your stars, mounted like jewels in their settings, I know you are the fascinating artist who fashioned it all!”
I love to see and interact with all the things I’ve created. The Universe is so intricately and perfectly aligned and tuned so that you, my precious children, can exist. It was so fun to create!
The Universe is amazing, God. But I have to ask this question: “Why would you bother with puny, mortal man or care about human beings? Yet what honor you have given to men, created only a little lower than Elohim, crowned with glory and magnificence.”
Because I love you. You are my highest and most prized creation, above all the rocks, plants, animals, and even the angels. You are only a little lower than I am. You were created in my image and I love you very much. My love overflows for you.
“You have delegated to them rulership over all you have made, with everything under their authority, placing earth itself under the feet of your image-bearers. All the created order and every living thing of the earth, sky, and sea—the wildest beasts and all that move in the paths of the sea —everything is in submission to Adam’s sons.” Rulership?
Yes, Beloved. My intention was for you humans to rule and reign over the rest of creation, caring for it, nurturing it, never abusing or taxing it. By design, all of my Creation was supposed to work well together. My heart was broken when Adam and Eve caused the Fall. One simple choice led to so much suffering. The rest of Creation will never be the way I intended until time is completed.
In the meantime, “Yahweh, our Sovereign God, your glory streams from the heavens above, filling the earth with the majesty of your name! People everywhere see your splendor!”
Yes! That is part of your job – to point people toward my Glory and Splendor! Proclaim the majesty of who I am! Fill the earth with my Love and show my Power to those who need my Hope, Peace, and Love.
I’ll do my best. There’s a lot to be done.
You’re not responsible to do ALL of it. Wherever you go, you light up that corner of the world with my Presence in you. That Light will help dispel the darkness that is so strong right now. If each one of my children Light up a piece of the world, the world as a whole is no longer dark.
That makes sense. Is there a certain part of this psalm you want me to focus on today?
Go read it again, my Child. What part speaks to you? Listen to that. Absorb it. Hear my heart of love toward you as you read and hear David’s words of worship. I am all that he says and more. Today, listen with your spiritual heart, for I have more to tell you…..