July 3, 2009

  • MAGNIFY Him!!

     

    [The idea for this post comes from Steve Brown’s 15 min. radio program KeyLife aired 5 days each week-Excellent!]

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    What happens when God is magnified? Certainly He does not get larger. And yet when we allow ourselves to learn more and more about Him and begin to get the ‘bigger picture’ of what He is about and who He is, our perceptions and awareness of Him almost literally explode with comprehension— even deep appreciation and awe.

    God is magnified when we allow ourselves to see Him as He truly is. And in the moment of seeing Him as He is, we see ourselves as we truly are, and for the first time understand! (Psalm 73:15-7) It’s not at all about us and never has been. All of the schemes and small-minded games that we play in our lives begin to ring hollow and tarnish upon closer examination. It becomes crystal clear that it’s all about Him and what He has in mind for us!

    Some important questions--Why isn’t all of this clearer to people? Why can’t we understand all of this? Why can’t we comprehend just how very important this is? Why do people not have a clear view of God?

    The answer to all of this?--The primary reason comes down to this: God is not being magnified in and through our lives as He ought. It is our responsibility to exalt Him, to lift Him up in our lives, to make it clear that He is the most important reality of our lives by the way in which we live. As Jesus said;

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    That’s Magnification! One of the best ways to magnify, enlarge, exalt and glorify Yahweh God is to permit Him to cultivate a spirit of gratitude within us. In part this is accomplished by allowing our eyes to be opened to what He is willing to do (and is in fact, doing) in our lives and in the world around us. Awareness to all of this is vital in the development of a thankful heart that makes this magnification possible.

    Solomon was charged with the task of building Yahweh God’s temple in Jerusalem. His father, David, who prepared all of the plans and assembled the vast materials to be incorporated into this magnificent building, stated that it would house the ark of the covenant as a footstool–A foot stool for the Almighty God of Heaven (I Chronicles 28:2). Once the ark of the covenant had been brought to its place in this massive awe-inspiring structure upon its completion, the place was so filled with a cloud that the priests, were unable to complete their priestly duties (I Kings 8:1-11). It wasn’t because the temple was full of smoke, but rather the place was thoroughly inundated with the majesty, splendor and glory of God so that they could not accomplish their work. The God who literally fills the universe with His majesty, glory and wisdom imbued and permeated His house with utter magnificence.

    Our God is invisible to the natural eye. But He is real. He is big. He is awesome. He is resplendent in glory. And it is appropriate that He be magnified so that all can see Him as He truly is!

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