How Excellent Is Thy Name In All the Earth - Part 804

In the psalm below, David shares how we are to glorify the Lord (who later becomes our Saviour), and to recognize how excellent is His name. Even though you and I were made to be a little lower than the angels for a season, our Lord and Saviour cares about who we are. So much so, that He didn't leave us or forsake us when Adam and Eve left the Garden. Rather, the same God who created us in the beginning willingly made Himself known to us when He shed His precious blood on the cross. Psalm chapter eight states:

"O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth who hast set Thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained strength because of Thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; what is man, that Thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that Thou visitest him? For Thou hast made Him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned Him with glory and honour.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field. The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth!" (Psalm 8)

Although David penned these words under a dispensation known as the old covenant, we can be assured that our Lord God and Saviour still loves us, and still desires to get to know us as His sons and daughters -- as friends of the Most High King. And He doesn't make us jump through hoops and hurdles to experience salvation. 

Jesus said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls." (Matthew 11:28-29)

You see, He didn't just offer us an opportunity to inherit eternal life, but throughout this new covenant of grace, He promises us peace and joy. His promises to give us His wisdom and knowledge, if we would only believe in Him and seek His righteousness. 

Jesus said, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved ... For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) He also said, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (I John 1:9) 

How do we know this to be true? Because He is Jesus, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. The King of kings and Lord of lords. Beside Him, there is no other. It is He that the scriptures state "shall save His people from their sin." (Matthew 1:20) And moreover, ... "If ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him." (I John 2:29) 

Therefore, let no man seduce or lure you with enticing words, or attempt to tell you spiritual matters that do not specifically align with His Word. Instead, let that which ye have heard from the beginning -- the apostles' doctrine which lays out the teachings of Jesus -- abide in you. (I John 2:24-20) 

Why? Because this is what Jesus' disciples did -- the same people who walked with Him day in and out instructed us to "continue steadfastly in the apostle's doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." (Act 2:42) 

And in each day that the Lord hath made, know firsthand that "the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him. [So] now, little children, abide in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at His coming." (I John 2:27-29)

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