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David begins to think of the vastness of Creation - the work of the fingers of God. "Fingers" was used for an embroiderer. We speak of someone having nimble fingers or being clever with their hands. God knits everything together in Creation. We are in Psalm 8 and at verse 3. As a shepherd, David would look up and see the sky and the stars, and he had received this insight as to how it all came about, and it is in very simple language. Verse 4 - What is man that You are mindful of him and the son of man that You care for him? God cares immensely for man, and man is so aware that he is weak and frail and mortal. David does not ask - do you care about us. King David knows. Man is so insignificant in one sense. On the massive scale of Creation we are so small. Yet, God cares for us, and loves us - and His Love was not just words, or limited to words. It was action and deeds and He visited us when Jesus Christ came to rescue us and save us. Jesus came to seek for us and look for us. We were lost, but Jesus came searching. Where are you? Do not hide from Me. Come to me all you who are heavy laden and I will give you rest. I have come to save you and help you and restore what was broken. Remember that. Remember how God thinks of you, and what God thinks of you. "Thou art worthy" from Revelation Chapter 4 is a song we can sing in worship and with meaning, significance, and thanksgiving. The Bible asks that question - "What is life?" - James Chapter 4 and verse 14. It is a vapour - there for a little while - and then it vanishes away. A man without Christ is like a puff of smoke. It is there for a while and then it disappears. God loves those whom He has created. He has made us just a little lower than the angels - above the animals but lower than the angels. But we are the glory of His Creation. We have a very special place in the world. There is a fierce battle going on just now over the whole matter and doctrine of Creation. Jesus Christ had no problems with Genesis Chapters 1,2. Jesus quotes from them - and refers to Noah and Jonah too - so why should such issues trouble us? We need to work at these areas of doctrine, and have answers for those who ask us questions, and some of the questions people ask us can serious. I have just been listening to a lecture about how Pastors should be theologians - in the best and highest sense of the word. We are created under His Authority to rule the world. He has placed us in charge of His Creation. He has delegated this job to us - to take care of the world. Many would say we have been most irresponsible - and that we have made a mess of what He created. In a way that is true. We have polluted the waters and the earth - poisoned the atmosphere - destroyed each other by war. Caring for the ecology is really a matter of morality, and faith, and flows from belonging to God, and the further we slide away from God the more serious the situation in the world becomes. This is a spiritual responsibility and sinful man is slow to recognise this reality. Our sin, and disobedience, has ruined what He created, and yet He visits us in Jesus because He loves us and cares for us and is concerned about our salvation. He wants to help us - by removing the pollution from our minds - flushing out any poisonous thought from our minds and hearts. Jesus deals with the greatest of all heart diseases - SIN. In this Psalm, David marvels at how God chooses to use man and he returns to consider again the majestic Name of God - the powerful name of God. What would we do without a real living faith in Christ? In verse 1 to 3 we learn of how God matters more than anything else, and in verses 4 to 9 we learn of just how much we matter to God. "How great thou art" is more than just a great song. Verse 9 is really the only thing that really matters - knowing God, and knowing Jesus as Saviour and King and Lord.

"Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life" from Tom Kelley

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