Psalm 8
LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
You have set Your glory
in the heavens.
Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Growing up in church, I participated a great deal in children’s programs, and my relationship with God grew and became a source of strength. But the impact that a child’s faith could have on me changed greatly when I had my own children. When I saw them praising God, and sharing their faith with their peers…and when I can use the Word of God to help direct their daily journey. My own journey has a different impact and takes on a different meaning when I look at it through the eyes of my kids.
“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers….” When I look around at the beauty of the world…at the beauty of my family and my home…when I look at the wonderful people around me…I am thankful. God has created beauty. And He has given us the gift of caring for this beauty. There are times when my husband or kids ask to borrow something of mine, something that perhaps I treasure, I am not as willing to share as I should be. I worry that what I lend may be lost or broken. God is not like this. He created beauty, His most prized possessions, and He placed us in charge. He gave us the honor of caring for what He created.
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Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for using the innocence of children to silence Your enemies. Their untarnished love and honesty can bring a clarity to situations often that we need. Thank You for the responsibility of raising these children, the responsibility of looking after Your magnificent creations—the beauty all around us. Please help us to care for these creations as You would have us care for them. In Jesus’ Name, we pray, amen.
