“You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.” Psalm 8:5-8 (NIV)
In one of Charles Schultz’s “Peanuts” cartoons, Charlie Brown and Lucy are gazing up at the universe in the night sky. After a couple of minutes of this, Charlie tells Lucy, “Let’s go inside and watch television. I’m beginning to feel insignificant.”
Have you ever felt that way? Most of us do from time to time. We see ourselves as unimportant in the grand scheme of things. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, Psalm 8:5-8 tells us that God put us in charge of all of His creation! We are trusted, protected, valued, and given an important assignment while here on Earth! Next time you feel small...remember how big God is... and how much you matter to Him.
