“What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet…O LORD, our Lord, How EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME in all the earth!” (Psalms 8:4-6, 9)
When David observed the night sky, and considered all the wonders of God’s creation, he felt insignificant and wondered why such a magnificent Creator WOULD CARE ABOUT MAN. The Hebrew for “man” in this verse is actually the term enos, finely different from the term ā’dām typically used to refer “mankind in general”. Enos signifies “an individual person”. The emphasis here is on the individual human as a “weak, mortal man.”
In view of God’s handiwork and the limitlessness of His creation, David is awestruck by the Lord’s concern for human beings and the position He gave them TO RULE OVER HIS CREATION. Even though mankind (Adam and Eve) yielded to the devil’s temptation and disobeyed God and were driven out of the Garden of Eden “therefore the LORD God SENT MAN OUT of the garden of Eden…and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, TO GUARD THE WAY TO THE TREE OF LIFE.” (Genesis 3:23-24) Adam and Eve could not partake of the tree of life in a backslidden state.
The all-powerful God of the universe CARES SO DEEPLY FOR US that He made a way for us to be reunited with Him once again. “For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.” (John 3:16-17) This is how much God loves and care of us individually, “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit them together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me SO WONDERFULLY COMPLEX! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous—and how well I know it. You were there while I was being formed in utter seclusion! You saw me BEFORE I WAS BORN and scheduled EACH DAY OF MY LIFE before I began to breathe. EVERY DAY was recorded in your book!” (Psalms 139:13-16) God was there individually for each one of us and created a perfect plan for our lives, but gives us free will to chose what we desire. We should teach our children to SEEK AND TRUST GOD TO GUIDE US INTO HIS PERFECT PLAN! We are instructed in the Word of God to, “TRUST IN THE LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will SHOW YOU WHICH PATH TO TAKE.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham