Bold as Lions

BOLD AS LIONS

       After visiting the Milwaukee County Zoo recently, I was able to observe animal behavior.  Of all, the lion was one of the most interesting creatures to watch.  They are very "family-oriented" and communicative with the other lions in their pride.  They are bold and graceful.  I was able to snap a few good photographs, these being two of my favorites.  I couldn't help but think about Psalms chapter 8.

PSALM 8

O Lord Our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!  who has set thy glory above the heavens.
  2   Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
  3   When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou has ordained;
  4   What is man, that thou art mindful of him?  and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  5   For thou has made him a little lower than the angels, and has crowned him with glory and honor.
  6   Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;  thou has put all things under his feet:
  7   All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
  8   The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
  9   O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

      With all of the grace and strength of a lion, man still remains dominant.  Why?  Because God "has put all things under his feet".  It is a very humbling thought.