06/01/2026
An excerpt and homework assignment from Sunday’s sermon on Psalm 8.
"What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?"
The fact that David, the author of Psalm 8, could even ask the question and get an answer tells us something extraordinary: God cares for you. He cares about you.
He’s not passively aware of you the way you might be passively aware of background noise. He’s actively, intentionally thinking about you. Noticing you. Guiding you. You’re not invisible to God. You’re not forgotten by God. And your value isn’t something you lose when things go wrong.
Your worth was established by God at the moment of your creation. He made you. He crowned you. And nothing that has happened since then has taken that crown off your head. Nothing that might happen in the future can remove it, either.
So, here's my challenge for you this week. Three simple things to do to remind yourself of your true value. One — speak it out loud. Find a moment, maybe in the morning before the day gets going, and just say it. "God made me. God sees me. God has crowned me with glory and honor." It might feel strange at first. Do it anyway. There’s power in agreeing with God out loud.
Two — receive it in the hard moments. When that old voice comes back and tells you that you're not enough, don't just fight it with willpower. Replace it with truth. Go back to Psalm 8:5. Let God's answer be louder than the question.
Three — extend it to someone else. Because once you know you’re crowned, you start to see crowns on other people too. Find someone this week — someone who might be running like Simba, someone who looks like they've forgotten who they are — and remind them. Be someone who reflects God's mindfulness back to a person who needs it.
