Jeremiah
1:1-10
Psalms 8, 24, 29, 84
1 Corinthians 3:11-23
Mark 3:31-4:9
As
I was reading over the scriptures assigned for this day, a common thread was in
many of them...God is great. Our world
today has lost the vision of the majesty of God. We lack perspective. Sin distorts our thoughts, making us larger
than we ought to be and making God smaller than He is. Therefore, our problems seem bigger than God,
our plans seem better than His will, and our logic makes more sense to us than
His WORD.
Psalms 8, 24, 29, 84
1 Corinthians 3:11-23
Mark 3:31-4:9
Read
Psalm 8…in particular Psalm 8:3-4 (NASB):
When I consider Your
heavens, the work of your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have
ordained; What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You
care for him?
Consider
the frailty of our flesh. When we see
ourselves relative to God, we, along with David in this psalm, are amazed that
God is even mindful of us. This
perspective reminds us of grace. We are
made by grace, saved by grace, sustained by grace, and completely dependent on
grace. The majesty of God’s name and the
glory and honor for which He has crowned His fallen creatures, all of us
people, are mind-blowing. Understanding
the greatness of God brings us back to sanity.
Our problems become smaller than God, our plans bow to His will, and our
faulty logic submits to His Word.
Observe
the contrast between the majesty of the Almighty and the neediness of all of
us. Draw near to Christ. He is calling.
See the miracle of grace. Let God
shape your perspective.
Tina Davis
Parent, Holy Spirit
Episcopal School