"Above All Creatures"

As we come to the beginning of Psalms Eight, we are brought to the place where Psalms Seven has left off: being placed in a relationship with a Holy God; not by any doing of our own, but by the doing of Jesus Christ! If you have a title listed above this Psalm in your Bible, then you will note what it says: "God's Glory and Man's Honour". The general meaning of this title speaks to the position that we have been placed; one that speaks of several different levels of God's creation, yet shows how His love for us is by far the greatest in all of His creation. It is hard to imagine what this actually means; and it is exceedingly hard to imagine how much we mean to Him. This Psalm is the second Psalm which declares the image of His Son; yet, unlike the first one, which was Psalms Two, that showed Jesus as the servant sacrifice, this one proclaims Him as LORD of all; giving Him the glory that He deserves, as the redeemer of our souls! It is not to hard to see how precious we are in His sight, if we can understand the measure to which He went to save us. Yet, many cannot understand this, and carry on throughout their lives as if they do not matter much to Him; only because they do not see the individual love that He has for each and every one of us, as His children. Instead, many see themselves as masses, that are not unique in His eye; as if we are grouped into some kind of collective pools of people, by which He views us as a crowd of people who are just like we are. This is so far from the truth!!! For He does know us individually; moreover, He counts the number of the very hairs on our heads! And if you can try and imagine what is involved to do such a thing: it definitely involves knowing us a whole lot better than we know ourselves!!! As I was praying this morning, I was praising God for the mightiness of His power; power that we cannot even begin to imagine! In the process of praising Him, I saw a rather odd vision; one which involved the heavens and the earth, all being rolled up like a scroll; much like you would roll up a tapestry, or a painting. And then, there was a new tapestry that appeared, but it was not rolled out, it just was; as if it had already been there, yet not visible, due to the old tapestry which was removed. We really don't understand how unimportant this world is to us; yet, we continue to hold onto it, as if it shall be our dwelling place forever. It will pass away, just as our flesh is dying, so to will this earth; for God has created a much better place for us to dwell... "And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." (Luke 12:4-7)