09.15What is man that you are mindful of him
3 When I consider 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, the son of man that you care for him? 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honour. (Psalm 8)
(h/t Saturday EV)
Very cool – except the last bit about being insignificant! Glad you provided perspective with the Psalm.
September 15th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
hey man,
was thinking there’d be no comment love today… thanks for sharing!!
i think it’s helpful to have both parts.
in the big picture of the universe… we are oh so small!!!
which is what makes Psalm 8 and the incarnation and cross of Jesus so significant!!!
praise God.
September 15th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Yeah but the interesting thing is that when you look at quantum physics and how small things can get, guess what size falls slap bang in the middle? Man.
I once read that the universe has to be the size it is to be able to produce the heavy element carbon – of which our bodies contain a stack of!
The following verse then makes sense:
“He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.” Isa 40:22
I find it ironic that the universe is God’s tent – then He places our tent of a body to live in it. The anthropic principle….
September 15th, 2008 at 11:47 pm