Teaching Notes

when we think of the beauty of God's earth, it is no wonder we think how do I stack up to all this beauty you have created? Yet, we do because we are important to God.

But Who am I?

Psalm 8:3-4 (The Message)

I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewelry, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Then I look at my micro-self and wonder, Why do you bother with us? Why take a second look our way?



Notes: The psalmist ask a question to God in great wonder. After looking at the great skies and all that God has created, why would he then turn to us, humans and be bothered with us. The question is why do you great God take a second look our way?



Question: What do you think is God's answer to this question?



Answer: God takes a second look at us even when we ask, 'But who am I?", because he loves us. It is that simple and complicated at the same time. We cannot truly understand the love of God completely. We understand it somewhat. We can realize that he cares for us even when we do not deserve it. We might be able to understand that he was willing to let his Son die for us when we were still sinners and even when we still refuse to accept him. But can we truly understand the completeness of God's love? No. Yet, even though we do not understand it nor do we appreciate it as we should, God still loves us and is mindful of us. He continually thinks about us, even when we don't think about him.



Prayer: Lord, help us to realize how important we are to you. You care for us greatly and you have all that we need ready for us but we keep rejecting it and turning after wrong things. Thank you for loving us enough to help us see you and know that you do care for us.