When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? (Psalm 8:3-4) If you have ever taken the time to study the size of our galaxy or even just the size of our own solar system or if you have ever viewed one of those videos that zoom out from earth to our solar system to our galaxy to the outer edge of the observable universe, you begin to realize just how small we humans really are (click here for video). It can be quite a humbling experience. But what is just as amazing is the fact that God—the God who created our entire universe and all the galaxies which exist within in it—would be willing to step out of the glories of heaven and become human, to become a speck of dust in comparison to himself. David—a man who had never traveled more than 150 miles from his place of birth—was not even familiar with the size of the planet he was living on. And yet, he writes, “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” By simply looking up and observing the moon and the stars and sun, David was amazed that God would care for him, that the God who spoke the universe into existence would enter into a covenant relationship with him. Little did David know that not only would God do that, but 1,000 years later God would become human and live a life of perfect obedience to his own Law and die on the cross for the sins of humans. All because he cares about us. He cares for us. Why God would do this for us—for wicked, sinful, tiny, puny, little, humans—stands as the greatest wonder in human history. But he did. And I, for one, am so incredibly grateful for God’s love and mercy and kindness and grace! For who he is and all he has done, he deserves our highest worship and praise!
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