| “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!” Psalm 8:9 (NIV) |
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| How MAJESTIC IS OUR GOD Our verse to DATE is the conclusion to Psalm 8 and is a repeat of the beginning verse of Psalm 8. Psalm 8 was written to show just how majestic God is and why our majestic God is to be adored, exalted, praised, and worshiped! As one just looks at the created world one should be in awe. Psalm 19:1 says the heavens declare His glory. To see the works of His fingers in creation (Ps. 8:3) and then consider that God has taken thought of the plight of man has to be so humbling for us. (Psalm 8:4) To know that though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich (2 Cor. 8:9) should bring about a crescendo of praise. Our God is the God of creation AND is also the God of redemption!! I don’t know about you, but it takes my breath away just thinking that God thinks about me and He thinks so much of me that He would personally send His beloved Son to die in my place so that I might be redeemed. The work God has done for us demands a response of WORSHIP!! We should join the Psalmist in “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!” Application: As I pray, I am more prone to be about the purpose of the petition than the Person I am presenting the petition to. Maybe you are the same. I am reminded of the great prayer warriors found in the Bible that their understanding of the PERSON they were making their petition to led first to adoration and praise of God. Think, for instance, of Nehemiah and Hezekiah in how they approached God with enormous petitions yet before making their requests known to God, they offered adoration to God! See Neh. 1 and 2 Kings 19. Yes, we go boldly to the throne of grace for help. Yes, we cast our cares upon Him. Yes, we bring our requests to Him. But let us first and foremost WORSHIP Him with adoration and praise. PRAISE preceded petitions! Verse to DATE the Word on August 9 (8/9) is Psalm 8:9. It says, “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!” God loves to hear His name praised. Continue Strong praising God for who He is, And remember to DATE the Word |