#Psalm8:4-9

[walkswithmyfather]

Crowned With Glory and Honor

“Yet what honor you have given to men, created only a little lower than Elohim, crowned like kings and queens with glory and magnificence.” Psalm 8:5 TPT

One of the saddest and most destructive lies of the enemy is that we don’t matter, because we’re just not good enough for God. We’ve sinned too much, we haven’t made the grade, we have fallen short and can never amount to anything. Well, we have. Newsflash!  “As it is written, None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no, not one...ALL have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives. (Romans 3:10, 23). “There is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.” (Ecclesiastes 7:20) ” We were born into sin, so no one escapes. (Psalm 51:5)

That is the whole point of Jesus. That is why He came, because it literally was the only way to save us from our sins, so that we could have eternal life in Heaven with God! So, when the enemy tells you that you aren’t good enough, throw some Sword of the Spirit (God’s Word) at him.  “ALL are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is [provided] in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:24-26) “All” includes YOU! The Devil is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44) so when you get those whispers (which you will) that you aren’t good enough read Psalm 8:4-9 and John 3:16 and know that it means YOU. You are important to God and always have been, since before you were born. Grace means “unmerited favor”, so you can’t earn it, you are in right standing with God because He has FREELY given it to you. And remember, God has crowned you with glory and honor and put humans - YOU - in charge of everything He made. (Psalm 8:6) "If you live in me and what I say lives in you, then ask for anything you want, and it will be yours." (John 15:7 GW)

"Most Christians do not exercise the tremendous authority they have in Christ. God has given us authority on earth to rule. It may not feel like it, but it’s true. He does nothing on earth unless he does it through a person. He has given us authority to rule - and through prayer - we exercise this authority in Christ." Read the whole thing at: How to stand strong in steadfast authority in prayer  and John 15:7 - Ask Whatever You Wish 

PRAYER: Lord, we don’t deserve Your Grace, Your unmerited favor, we can’t earn it and will never be able to worthy of it by ourselves. Thank You that You chose to give it as a gift anyway, because You love us SO much! Lord, I pray that whoever reads this will feel Your love and KNOW that they are loved by you unconditionally. I pray that You will block any lies of the enemy that tells them they are not good enough and that they will draw near to You and feel the warmth of Your love assuring them that they ARE good enough. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen. 🙏

[jwade80]

Praying the Psalms, Psalm 8

Heavenly Father, give me eyes that see your full majesty, the wonder and beauty of your creation. Open my mind to see your sovereignty over history and my life. You are above all things and in you I can trust! Give me a heart, Holy Spirit, that see’s the grace and redemption offered through Jesus and respond in worship. I am so frail and weak compared to you, and even among creation. I’m humbled by this fact that you still choose to use me, that you would care for me, even die for me. Remind me today of your glory, Lord! 

Psalm 8

1 To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? 5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, 7 all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. 9 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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