When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers— the moon and the stars you set in place— what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? Psalm 8:3-4
In Exodus 3, God had a conversation with Moses and revealed a special, divine name for Himself: I AM. This name is a reminder that God is the one who has always existed, since before the creation of the world, and who always will. Pastor Louie Giglio explains that if God’s holy, divine name for Himself is “I Am”, the only appropriate name for us is “I am not.” Indeed, God’s splendor, glory, and power, which are remarkably on display in all creation, have a way of humbling us and giving us the right perspective that there is one, true God, and we are most certainly not Him.
Yesterday, we looked at the first half of Psalm 119, a Psalm where King David acknowledged that God speaks to us and reveals Himself through His great power on display in creation. This is not the only Psalm in which David recounts God’s power on display in creation. In Psalm 8, he wrote these words: “When I look at the night sky and see the work of Your fingers—the moon and the stars You set in place—what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?” (verses 3-4). As David observed God’s creation on display, such as the moon and stars hung in the sky by God, he could not help but be reminded of his own humanity and mortality. The greatness of God’s creation has a way of doing that, doesn’t it? It humbles us. We cannot stare into space without being reminded that we are not the center of the universe. God is. In fact, “The world and all its people belong to Him” (Psalm 24:2).
How do we respond to seeing the greatness of God in creation and recognizing our humanity? We make much of Him, the great I AM. John, who wrote the book of Revelation, describes a vision in Revelation 4 of “four living beings” in heaven who, “day after day and night after night…keep on saying, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come’” (verse 8). These “living beings in heaven” regularly praise Jesus, the Son of God, for His holy name, recognizing that as the “I AM,” He has always been and He always will be.
Our calling is to follow in the example of the heavenly beings in Revelation 8 and make much of God, the I AM. This means committing to a life of knowing Christ, growing in our relationships with Him, and making Him known to everyone around us. After all, He is the God of the universe. He is worthy of all of our praise. Will you commit to a lifetime of worshiping and making much of God?
When it comes to making much of God and worshiping Him, pride may threaten to hold us back. Take some time right now to ask God to examine your own heart and reveal any pride in your life. Be prepared to confess any pride as He reveals any pride and commit to letting go of it. Commit to letting nothing hold you back when it comes to making much of the I AM, who is worthy of all worship and praise we can give Him.
“God, You are the center of the universe, and I am not. As I consider any pride in my life, I confess…”
Revelation 4:1-11
1Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” 2 And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. 3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. 4 Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. 6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. 7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. 8 Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”
9 Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), 10 the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,
11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
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