Psalm 8 ~ Our Lord! How Majestic is Your Name in all the earth! †

 

 

Psalm 8

1 LORD, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory

above the heavens.

2 Through the praise of children and infants

you have established a stronghold against your enemies,

to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens,

the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars,

which you have set in place,

4 what are mere mortals that you are mindful of them,

human beings that you care for them?

5 You have made them a little lower than the heavenly

beings and crowned them with glory and honor.

6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;

you put everything under their feet:

7 all flocks and herds,

and the animals of the wild,

8 the birds in the sky,

and the fish in the sea,

all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 LORD, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Do you remember the angel craze of the 1980s? I was a newlywed & began collecting items for our first Christmas tree. Angels were plentiful. We have angels of every shape and size. There is a baseball angel, my sons adored playing baseball for over a decade. I figure somewhere in all the celestial host, there is an angel who really does like baseball. He is one of the few males made as angel decorations. My deepest chagrin, my angels are all women. Sure, I've added antique lace to them and gorgeous flowing mantles. 

I've bought more men Angels recently and added more angel decor costuming. Like the Mont-Saint-Michel statues.  The marvelous Archangel statues in France.  Regular Christmas tree angels are  from the '80s are pat you on the head, beautiful women. But this is not so Biblically:

Luke 1:11-13

Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, 

standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 

When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 

But the angel said to him: 

"Do not be afraid, Zechariah;

 your prayer has been heard. 

Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, 

and you are to call him John."

Raphael is "one of the seven who stand before the Lord."

 Revelation 8:2 also refers to the seven angels who stand before the Lord. The seven are Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Raguel, Remiel, Saraqael, and Uriel, named in Enoch and Tobit (20:1-8), books found in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Bible defined by the first Christian Council - Nicaea. 

This Council of Nicaea included St. Nicholas, Bishop of Turkey, later called Père Noel, Father Christmas. These men risked a trap of the Roman Empire, Drowning, Robbery and sure death to attend. And even when St. Jerome assembled all the Books of the Bible and transferred them to Latin to be held together, 4th Century, all these Books were very definitely considered Worthy of Thee Holy Spirit. History should not undo this. The more exotic Books appeal to the religions today in Asia. And are very realistic to these cultures. And are True. Worthy in the eyes of the Holy Spirit is yesterday, tomorrow and forever.  

Mont-Saint-Michel statue with today's Shepherds!

Tobit 12:15

I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.

St Peter's Dome, 

with someone walking on the roof to the left

Revelation 8:2

Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, 

and they were given seven trumpets.

Luke 1:19

"I am Gabriel," the angel answered. 

"I stand in the presence of God, who sent me to speak to you and tell you this good news."

All of the angels, named by the Lord God Almighty, end in -el. Messengers of God. I am. Abba. Jehovah. Yahweh. King of Kings. The salvation message of Jesus Christ brought to us by the angels, is God's message. It is the same for us today, as it was for shepherds.

Luke 1:37

For no word from God will ever fail.

Abba, Father,

You alone are the LORD. 

You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, 

and 

all their starry hosts,

 the earth and all that is on it,

 the seas and all that is in them. 

You give life to everything, 

and the multitudes of Heaven worship you.

You are God of all grace, 

calling us to Your glory 

in Christ eternal,

with only small suffering,

You will,

 Yourself, restore us 

and make us strong, firm and steadfast.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, You are for us. 

Cover us, the ones we Love and You Love 

with the Strong Name of Jesus.

 Covering all of us, the world, You will save in Jesus Christ. 

Thank You, Father,

You have given us Jesus Christ

and

Dwell in us,

dwell in those we Love, God of Love.

God of Hope. 

God of Encouragement.

Help us to seek You

First

and 

we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

We know Your Love, Salvation, Promises

and Blessings. 

Thank You.

Knowing we are very Blessed in Jesus. Amen.

Felt so Blessed Yesterday with 3 answered prayers.

Then technical problems on this Post

took an hour of worship

and made horrible

nonsense of 3 hours.

God provide relief and peace.

Thank You, Abba.

Thank You, Jesus Christ.

Alleluia 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, Jesus Christ, 
God, perseverance