Psalm 8 - Praise and our Place

A nice jazzy opening for this Wednesday as we look at Psalm 8 we see that it is a pure piece of praise, but we can also find some neat reflections in the word.

These verses tell of our place in this world ... it tells of children and infants praising God, telling people of his strength.   Sometimes I wonder why in Church services we tend to bring the kids 'downstairs' during the service, when we realize that God loves the children, and God has gifted children to be his ministers too.   Children are invaluable when it comes to showing their zeal for the Lord.   Christ told us in the new testament that our faith is to be like that of a child.   In the NLT version in 8:2 it says "You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength."    It's the same in parenting, we sometimes miss the role that God has for our children, and miss out on their ministry to us and others.

I love verse 4 "what are people that you (God) should think about them, mere mortals that you should care for them?"  (also Hebrews 2:6-8)  When I look at the newspaper or hear the news sometimes I'm wondering why God keeps us around.    We've messed up alot, and yet God not only keeps us around, but provides for us, and even sent his son to die on the cross for us.  

You look at vs 5-9 - you see that God made us a little lower than him .. or a little lower than the angels depending on the text, and we are crowned with glory and honor.    We are special creations of God, and but we are also care-takers of this world.  vs. 6-8.    I find myself sometimes wondering about some environmentalist views, but the fact is, is that we need to take our roles of caretakers and overseer's of this world very seriously.   Even before the fall of Adam we were created to take care of the animals and the earth, and just because of the 'fall of man' doesn't mean that this role was taken away from us.
Out of any area, this is probably one that we have failed the most, and by we I mean myself and the Church.   Many just put environmental issues into the court of Liberal politics, but the fact is, is that it is a God given role for us.