God's Glory On You

Read Psalms 8, 9, 16, 21, 24
 
Psalms 8:3-6 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers – the moon and the stars you set in place – 4 what are people that you should think about them, mere mortals that you should care for them? 5 Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. 6 You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority.
 
I heard a testimony recently from a man about 50 years old. He defined his education in a way that fits nearly all Americans. He stated he was always taught through all the 16 years of his formal education that evolution was true. It was only when he was in his mid-30’s that he heard the gospel. The Bible’s truth opened his mind to his true relationship with God.  
   What dramatic change comes to our minds when we know we are not a little higher than a lower species but only a little lower than God! And even more, we are not simply created and left to our own. God has crowned (us) with glory and honor! Stop and consider the vast, uncountable universe of stars. To know the Creator of the sun, moon and stars has created us is a stunning revelation. And even more, he has create us with glory and honor. What does that mean?
   Our status as a little lower than God is one way God glorifies – exalts – our lives. God exalted mankind as he created us in his image. God then honored Adam and Eve to name them his co-regents of the earth. This means humanity is to rule the earth under the Sovereign LORD’s guidance and commands. God gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority. What an honor!
   God also glorifies and honors us through his personal relationship with us. In the Garden, he walked and talked with the first couple. He was their Father, and they were his chosen, created children. He exalted their minds to know him, to understand him and to worship him. Of course, this relationship was broken in the first sin. But we thank God the break has now been repaired through Jesus Christ, who glorified and honored us with his suffering, death and resurrection. How glorious a truth it is to know we are loved and saved in our Creator’s power!  
   We must, then, receive our role in God’s creation with great humility and love. If we pridefully look upon our relationship with God as if we deserve it, we become prone to neglect and turn from God. Satan tempted Adam and Eve through their exalted relationship with God. They seemed to believe God would give them permission to step outside of his commands. After all, he gave them dominion over the earth and animals, didn’t he?
   Yes, he did. But they did not have dominion over God’s law – or over God. As we celebrate our role in God’s creative order, we must remember this is God’s gift to us. Be mindful the LORD God honors you. Be humble to respond with a servant’s heart and hands. Serve our LORD as his chosen stewards of the earth, his church and his kingdom. Know he is God, and you are not. All he has given to you comes from his love for you.