This passage says that we were made "little lower than the angels." The "lower" here is actually temporary, because at the time work of Jesus Christ has not been completed. As soon as Christ's work has completed, angels became spirits that served the believers. We have a honorable role before God; even though we are tiny compared to God, but like the psalmist said, "what is mankind that you are mindful of them." Human beings, however, sometimes think we are so great and we deserve to receive all the grace from God. We even get mad if God delays responding to our prayer. If it wasn't for God's mercy and grace, how can we ever stand before Him?
When I lived in the East Coast, I would bring friends to visit World Trade Center in NYC. When we stood on the 107th floor and look down, even trucks that seemed huge on the ground looked like little matchboxes. Imagine what our Lord the Creator sees from His eyes - We must look so tiny and unworthy! No wonder in the Bible says that Jacob was characterized as a worm, and in Psalms David calls himself less than a dead dog. When we come before God and see our nature, we will surely be humbled. Bible says that God has chosen the weak in order to make the strong ashamed and He has chosen the poor to make the rich ashamed. Actually, are there anyone in the world who's strong? Not really, there are only those who think they are strong.
When we realize how tiny and weak we are but yet God is so willing to care for us, we must give thanks to God from the bottom of our hearts. As soon as we understand the grace that God has given us, we must turn back to God and give thanks to Him. Not only has God been so graceful to us through His redemption, He also elevated us to become His children. He even made the angels spirits that serve us. This is such a privilege and grace, so we must give thanks to God!
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