"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest (care for) him?" (Psalm 8: 3-4).
Voltaire, a French philosopher from 18th century wrote, "God made man in his image, and man returned the favor." Judging by Voltaire's disdain for the word of God, he obviously did not have a correct view of God himself. But there is certainly a lot of truth in his statement. There are many today that have a distorted image of God. Even Christians are loosing a sense of Holy reverence for God and do not stand in awe of who he is. The Psalmist wrote, "Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him" (Psalm 33:8).
The implications of a shallow view of God is a shallow Christianity that makes very little impact for the cause of Christ in our world. Notice what helped to give the Psalmist a high view of God and a humble view of himself. He wrote, "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest (care for) him?" (Psalm 8: 3-4).
In addition to reading and meditating of the scriptures, which is an absolute must, do you take time to look up--to admire--to ponder upon the glories of God's creation?" Consider His heavens and the works of God and stand in awe of him.
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