“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalms 139:14)

“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.” (Psalms 139:17-18)

“Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."” (Genesis 1:26)

“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Genesis 1:31b)

The Psalmist rightly acknowledges he is a creation of God - and in that he is subservient to God. Without this core belief people do not fear God, and therefore, like in the time of the judges, each does what is right in his or her own eyes (Judges 21:25). "Rightness" become relative; reality is what you perceive not what reality presents. My desire outweighs anyone else's. I am the 'centre' of the universe. So says the unglodly. The inhumane, evil and  tragic attack on one of Australia's politicians¹ demonstrates the wantonness of the heart of a man who does not fear God (there is no evidence at this stage he did it in the name of god).

Children from an early age are taught there are merely bags of chemicals, who came to fruition by chance. They are taught that their thoughts, feelings and aspirations are mere chemical reactions when the reality is vastly different. Each has been created by God for His purposes (Ephesians 2:10), all based on bringing glory to Himself. Our interactions with each other must be based on 'pleasing' (an older fashion word) God; which in the practical sense is loving our neighbours. Without fearing God, humans will, with total indifference continue to harm each other.

1.  Tuesday 19th October 2026 Helen Haines MP was deliberately struck by a four wheel drive vehicle, causing life changing injuries, and resulting in the need for the amputation of her two legs. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/victorian-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured/107285234 (and other updates)