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O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8)
Good day dear Friend! Praying God's mercies upon all of us, along with God's rich blessings. Greetings to you all from Corpus Christi, where Nellie and I spent the night. In a few moments we leave for Falfurrias, Nellie's birthplace and the town where her cousin Rebecca Garza Perez will be buried. I ask prayers for the Garza Perez family. Rebecca was the last of the sisters; two brothers remain. May God's comfort be with them is our prayer. I ask for prayers for Mr. Dick Goss, who underwent successful hand surgery yesterday in San Antonio. His hand will be evaluated tomorrow as to what next steps may be needed if any. Pray for one another, pray for yourselves.
This psalm is among the most loved of all psalms, perhaps second or third behind Psalm 23 and 121. It is a reflective prayer psalm as David pauses, perhaps at night, to reflect on God, God's creation, himself, and all those whom he loves. As always, David begins with praise and worship in his prayers as should we. Notice that David has never lost his awe and wonder for all that God has done in us and in the things around us. David thanks God for babies and infants and how even in their gurgles and babbling, speak their praises to God; and all of these working to silence those who oppose God and who are counted as enemies of God and us. David, like most of us, is intrigued at the heavens during the night; their vastness reminds him of our almost insignificance; yet he declares, "what are (we) that You are mindful of us, mortals that You care for us?" Is is a good question and one that provides the structure of our worship life: God is God, and we're not! But, we matter to God and we have importance and significance to Him. All that we have, has come from the loving hands of God, and we praise Him and worship Him.
The majesty of God becomes greater in our lives when we assume an attitude of gratitude. Awe and wonder is ours when we can pause and truly see all things as God sees them, as David saw them, and how our children and little ones may see them. We are a blessed people. Share the blessings!
PRAYER: Awesome God, great indeed are Thy works throughout all creation. Thank You for including us in that which truly matters to us. Lift the spirits of those who are down this morning; be even with those who think they don't need You. Grant us an attitude of gratitude in all things. In Christ Jesus we pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! Share a blessing with someone today in God's name!
Eradio Valverde
