HOT is the word of the day. Heat index to reach 105+ degrees. The need to stay cool, stay hydrated is a must. Outdoor activities should be limited. Shade, water close by. It’s summertime. We expect this but are still surprised when it hits. We are mindful of the heat, our bodies, our liquid intake.
Just as we are mindful of self, God is mindful of us. Psalm 8 reminds us of the glory, majesty, power of God. We praise Him for who He is. We praise Him for what He has done. We praise Him for His creation. He has blessed us and we glorify Him when we speak His truths, seek His counsel, and testify of Him.
Psalm 8: English Standard Version
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!