Scripture to Read: Psalm 8:2
God loves to display His glory, honor, and praise in the most unique ways. We read in Psalm 8:2, “From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength…” God uses children to declare His wonder and glory. When our Lord Jesus Christ walked the earth, we find this recorded in Matthew 21:14–16, “And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant 16 and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus *said to them, “Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’?’” Jesus quoted directly from Psalm 8:2 as He challenged the chief priests and the scribes that day. God chooses the weak, foolish, and anyone else the world considers beneath them to bring honor to Himself and proclaim Him. God’s Word tells us this in 1 Corinthians 1:27–28, “but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are.” We should all be thankful that He chooses to use us for His glory!
Challenge & Application
· Why does God choose things this world considers nothing to bring glory and honor to Himself?
· How have you seen God use you miraculously to proclaim Him and His Word?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!