Assume One Thing

It's funny - those phrases I heard as a child; one such phrase Aunt Sue used to describe someone who was assuming too many things: she'd say, "she's got too big for her britches." Oh, how I miss Aunt Sue! In Chapter 8, the psalmist praises God for His majesty and excellent Name; he also addresses man whom God "crowned with glory and honor" and gave rule over God's creation. What an honor! In our fallen state (sinfulness), however, we're profoundly impaired to care for it rightly. To further complicate matters, we've turned away from The Creator of it all, assuming we know better than He Who created it. Yes, Aunt Sue, too big for our britches. Hurricane Florence, for example, [then] reminds us of the unleashed power of nature which is only a blip of The Creator's power. Makes me wonder how long - just how long - we will refrain from joining the psalmist, "O LORD, our Lord, how majestic and glorious and excellent is Your Name in all the earth!" (Psalm 8:1, 9). Let us assume one thing alone: the Greatness of the LORD our Lord!