1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

2 From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

3 When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

4 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

— Psalm 8:1-4

Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

— Isaiah 40:26

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

— Colossians 1:16

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

— Romans 8:28

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

We are not surprised when we believers are pressed by a world that desires to shove God aside and bury His followers. May the Lord help us respond to the anti-God world in faith and courage. Whatever situation God puts us in, we can trust God to meet us right where we are. When God reveals His glory to us, our faith gets strengthened . Sometimes God may put us in a place of forced humility. Sometimes God stirs us up to boldly trust Him even to the point of affliction, striking down or death. God uses all situations to lead us to restoration and wholeness.

Even in its fallen state, this world exudes beauty. God created the world to display His glory as a witness to His infinite character. However, despite God’s lavish goodness, fallen humanity naturally claims credit for God’s gifts and forgets Him. People who understand who God is and who they are approach Him with humility and repentance. By turning to Christ for salvation, we can simultaneously recognize our spiritual neediness and flourish through all God provides. Full of grace and mercy, God equips broken people to experience their ultimate, eternal purpose in this life as they anticipate eternity.