1. What is man that You are mindful of him?
God’s greatness and majesty causes us to wonder why He would care about man. But He has created us a little lower than the angels, and placed us over the works of His hands for an eternal purpose --- that we might know Him and spend eternity with Him.
Psalm 8
Psalm 40:5
Psalm 106:4

2. The Greatness of God “When I consider your heavens…”
God’s name is “excellent in all the earth” (cf. Psalm 19:1)
God’s majesty is seen in His creation. (Hebrews 11:3; 1:3)
Psalm 33: “All the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him…”

3. Man in Relation to the Angels “You have made him a little lower…”
God has done this! (Romans 9:20)
The position of angels:
Greater in power and might than man (2 Peter 2:11; 2 Thess. 1:7; Psalm 103:20-21)
They were sent to minister on our behalf (Hebrews 1:4; Isaiah 63:9)
They are concerned with our salvation (1 Peter 1:12; Luke 15:10)

4. Man’s Place in God’s Creation “Dominion over the works of His hands”
Man is God’s special creation (Genesis 1:26; Psalm 8:6; Matthew 6:26)
Our likeness to God’s image is spiritual
God is an eternal spirit, and He has put both spirit and eternity in man (John 4:24; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Job 32:8)
We are capable of having a spiritual relationship with God (Acts 17:26-30; Jn.17:3)

5. “At Eternity’s Gate” by Vincent Van Gogh
"…it seems to me that one of the strongest pieces of evidence for … the existence of a God and an eternity, is the unutterably moving quality that there can be in the expression of an old man like that... [there is] something precious, something noble, that can’t be meant for the worms. The poorest woodcutter, heath farmer or miner can have moments … that give him a sense of an eternal home that he is close to."