We are the Babies

Today’s reading is Psalm 8.

It is quite possible that the purpose of Psalm 8:1-2 is to move our gaze from the expanse of the universe down to the tiniest infant to see God’s glory from the greatest to the smallest. However, I think vs. 2 may have a more significant point. The psalmist is about to question why God would even consider humankind as worthy of thought and remembrance. Yet, God has crowned man with glory and honor and given dominion to him. The latter half of the psalm expresses how amazing it is that God gives man dominion over His creation. This first part of the psalm shows how amazing it is that God stills the enemy and the avenger through mere infants. The point is not that literal infants are the strength of God. The point is that we, in all our strength, are nothing more than infants and babies. When we defeat the foes of God, when we still the enemies and avengers, it is not because of any great strength we have. It is because God has worked through us: mere babies and infants. This has special significance if this psalm really was written, as some believe, to memorialize David’s defeat of Goliath. Saul had claimed David was but a youth. David goes further, he is an infant. The victory wasn’t about David. He was just a baby. The victory was about God who, though His glory is above the heavens, condescends to work through youths, children, infants, and babies. We are the babies. How amazing is that?

Tomorrow’s reading is Psalm 8.

A Word for Our Kids

Hey kids, if all mankind are mere babies and infants through whom God works, what does that mean for you? It means that even though you are closer in age to infancy than your parents and many people you go to church with, God can use you as much as he could anyone else. From God’s above-the-heavens perspective, the difference in strength between you and any adult you know is so small it is negligible. If God can use any of the adults you know for His glory, He can use you. Don’t wait until you are an adult to serve the Lord. Start now. Don’t think surrender to the Lord is for grown-ups. It is for you. Pray. Read the Word. Meditate on God’s truths. Devote yourself to the Lord. You will be amazed what God can do with you and through you even now. Don’t wait!

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