Psalm 29: 1-2 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
Sometimes we think that we are in charge! We think we have control over situations, that we can just wish it, and it will come true. Many live in a fantasy world where nothing bad ever happens to them. Usually these people are young!
Once you get a few years under your belt, you come to realize that something as small as a period on your device screen can kill you, and you gain a bit more perspective. There are some things you have some influence over, but there are very few things that you actually control. Some, some, some, not all, all, all. Or even most of the time.
Our text tells us about a human being telling heavenly beings to do something. That sounds really strange to modern ears. Aren’t heavenly beings supposed to be higher than human beings? And don’t orders flow down, not up the chain of command?
And yet, the author calls on angels and other heavenly beings to give the LORD the glory and honor He is due. He is Creator, and every other being is created. He is the Author and we are the poems. The poem gets no credit for being written, the writer does.
So it is with the LORD. Even heavenly beings owe their existence to the LORD. He is so far above them in glory and honor, that their proper response of angels is worship.
But the writer might be calling out something else in the text. Maybe he is speaking to humans, made in the image and likeness of the LORD, and calling us to give the LORD what is his due? Maybe he is calling us to recognize that we are above angels in God’s command structure.
Remember, angels are ministering spirits, sent to help us! They serve the LORD, and often serve us under the command and direction of the LORD. They are the ChatGPT of the universe, the AI that serves the requestor. The AI is nothing. The programmer deserves the credit!
So maybe we need to reassess our position. We are under the LORD, and over the angels, as the LORD allows. The LORD provides us a place of honor in His creation, and we need to acknowledge that give Him credit. That is what our text is calling us to.
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