Making a Differencewith Pastor Phil Erickson

Jun 26th, 2010 Guest Post by Katelyn Erickson

Today’s Passage – Psalms 6 – 10

” What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” Psalm 8:4

We just finished reading the book of Job where we learned of  humble man, who saw God for Who He is and chose to obey Him rather than man. Last Wednesday night Pastor preached from Matthew 15 where we read of a woman who, though she was a Gentile, humbly came to Christ for healing.

“When you come to the place that you see yourself for the sinner that you are, that is when you will finally see God for Who He truly is.”

In Psalm chapter 8, David gives us a beautiful picture of the handiwork of God. It is evident that he saw God as the Almighty Creator, and it obviously humbled him.

Job, the Gentile woman, and David all had something in common…they all saw God high and lifted up and saw themselves as lowly man, in need of their Savior.

Christian, when is the last time you looked at the creation of God, and praised His excellent name? We live our lives so full of ourselves that we forget Who holds our life in His hands. Sure, we do the “work” of God, but where is the “love” for God. When we finally get to the point where we see God as the Creator and we as the lowly creation, that is when He will start working His mighty hand in us.

So as you go through the day today, stop and notice the handiwork of your Savior. Determine, through His strength, that you will lift up His name rather than your own, and that you serve Him because you love Him…after all, it is your reasonable service.

Psalm 9:1, 2 “I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.”

Psalm 10:4 “The wicked through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.”