And the son of man…

… And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, All sheep and oxen— Even the beasts of the field, The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas. – Psalm 8v4-8

The psalmist turns immediately from man to the son of man. It is a subtle change in the words used, but the jump could hardly be any bigger. ‘What is man that You should be mindful of him?’ Leads into ‘And the son of man that You visit Him?’ We go from being mindful of mankind to attending to the Son of Man. That may not be too profound at first look, but we know that Jesus claimed the Bible title of ‘Son of Man.’ So we go from being mindful of man to attending to the God/man.

I don’t even try any more to figure out the interaction of the Trinity. I just trust that I know it happens. In this passage we see that God somehow pays special attention to Jesus as He ministers on Earth. He was made to take on human form, yet be clothed with glory and honour. Jesus was given dominion over all the works of God’s hands. All things are under His feet. He has control over all creation.

I am greatly encouraged that these two concepts are placed together. God proves that He is mindful of man by Jesus becoming a man. The One who has dominion over everything became one of us only because ‘God so loved the world.’

Praise God that He is mindful of us and that He attends to the ministry of the Son of Man.