One of the greatest dangers in the spiritual life is not rebellion. It is numbness. You still believe the right things. You still show up to church. You still go through the motions. But something has dulled. What once stirred your heart now feels familiar. What once filled you with wonder now feels routine.
You know God is great. But you do not feel the weight of it. This is what spiritual numbness does. It shrinks your awareness of God. It slowly replaces awe with familiarity. Psalm 8 is an invitation to wake your soul up again.
David begins, “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1). David is not stating information. He is expressing awe. He sees God clearly, and it reshapes how he sees everything else. Because when you see God clearly, awe returns.
1. AWE REMINDS YOU HOW BIG GOD REALLY IS
David writes in verse 3, “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place.” David slows down long enough to notice creation. He looks up and recognizes the power behind it. The stars did not place themselves. The heavens did not design themselves. God formed them.
Awe begins when you stop and consider who God really is.
Spiritual numbness happens when God becomes ordinary in your thinking. You stop reflecting on His power. You stop noticing His work. You stop allowing His greatness to interrupt your routine. But when you see God clearly, your perspective shifts. You remember that the God you worship is not small. He is not limited. He is not distant. He is the Creator of everything you see. And nothing in your life is bigger than Him.
2. AWE REMINDS YOU HOW SMALL YOU ARE, AND HOW LOVED YOU ARE
After looking at the stars, David asks a personal question. “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” (Psalm 8:4). David feels the tension. God is infinite, yet He is attentive. Compared to the universe, human life feels small. Brief. Fragile. Yet God cares. David says, “You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:5).
The God who created galaxies also knows your name. Awe reminds you of two things at the same time. It reminds you that you are not the center of the universe. And it reminds you that you are deeply loved by the One who is. Spiritual numbness fades when you remember both.
3. AWE RESTORES YOUR SOUL TO WORSHIP
David ends the psalm the same way he began it. “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Awe brings him back to worship. When awe is present, worship is natural. When awe is absent, worship becomes routine.
Many people do not suddenly lose their faith. They slowly lose their sense of awe. God becomes familiar instead of majestic. Worship becomes a habit instead of a response.
But when you see God clearly, worship becomes the only reasonable response. Awe restores what numbness steals.
WHEN AWE RETURNS, EVERYTHING CHANGES
Psalm 8 is an invitation to wake up. To look up. To remember who God is. The same God who created the stars is present in your life. The same God who rules over creation is guiding your story. The same God whose name is majestic in all the earth knows you and cares for you.
Spiritual numbness fades when awe returns. Because when you see God clearly, you stop living with God in the background. You start living with Him at the center. And everything changes.
You know God is great. But you do not feel the weight of it. This is what spiritual numbness does. It shrinks your awareness of God. It slowly replaces awe with familiarity. Psalm 8 is an invitation to wake your soul up again.
David begins, “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1). David is not stating information. He is expressing awe. He sees God clearly, and it reshapes how he sees everything else. Because when you see God clearly, awe returns.
1. AWE REMINDS YOU HOW BIG GOD REALLY IS
David writes in verse 3, “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place.” David slows down long enough to notice creation. He looks up and recognizes the power behind it. The stars did not place themselves. The heavens did not design themselves. God formed them.
Awe begins when you stop and consider who God really is.
Spiritual numbness happens when God becomes ordinary in your thinking. You stop reflecting on His power. You stop noticing His work. You stop allowing His greatness to interrupt your routine. But when you see God clearly, your perspective shifts. You remember that the God you worship is not small. He is not limited. He is not distant. He is the Creator of everything you see. And nothing in your life is bigger than Him.
2. AWE REMINDS YOU HOW SMALL YOU ARE, AND HOW LOVED YOU ARE
After looking at the stars, David asks a personal question. “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” (Psalm 8:4). David feels the tension. God is infinite, yet He is attentive. Compared to the universe, human life feels small. Brief. Fragile. Yet God cares. David says, “You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:5).
The God who created galaxies also knows your name. Awe reminds you of two things at the same time. It reminds you that you are not the center of the universe. And it reminds you that you are deeply loved by the One who is. Spiritual numbness fades when you remember both.
3. AWE RESTORES YOUR SOUL TO WORSHIP
David ends the psalm the same way he began it. “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Awe brings him back to worship. When awe is present, worship is natural. When awe is absent, worship becomes routine.
Many people do not suddenly lose their faith. They slowly lose their sense of awe. God becomes familiar instead of majestic. Worship becomes a habit instead of a response.
But when you see God clearly, worship becomes the only reasonable response. Awe restores what numbness steals.
WHEN AWE RETURNS, EVERYTHING CHANGES
Psalm 8 is an invitation to wake up. To look up. To remember who God is. The same God who created the stars is present in your life. The same God who rules over creation is guiding your story. The same God whose name is majestic in all the earth knows you and cares for you.
Spiritual numbness fades when awe returns. Because when you see God clearly, you stop living with God in the background. You start living with Him at the center. And everything changes.
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