Psalm 105:1-5 NASB says:
1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.
3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
4 Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
5 Remember His wonders which He has done,
His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth…
When I think about giving God the glory due His name, I often think about how limited our capacity really is in the grand scheme of things. I can get pretty loud, but when I hear the wind whistling at night or hear the roar of the waves at a beach or hear the lightning and thunder of one of our springtime storms here in Oklahoma, the level of sound I make is muffled compared to these great noise makers. I wish I could declare His name with the volume of thunder. But since I can’t, I will use all at my disposal to make his holy name known. Reality is I could never glorify Him to the degree He really deserves…but I can try.
1 Chronicles 16:29 NASB says:
29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him;
Worship the LORD in holy array.
Let’s worship Him and His holy name…and may I suggest that you remember He has clothed you with the garment of praise? He has clothed you, His new creation, with His glory and with His holiness and with the capacity to praise Him with all that you are…and might I add this? New creation, praise looks good on you!
According to Revelation 4:8, worship and praise are the constant around the Lord. It says this: day and night they do not cease to say, "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY [is] THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME.”
Let’s live a life of praise and honor to the Lord each and every day of our lives. We are wired for this very purpose as new creations. Let’s just be who He says we are and give Him the glory due His name. This should be the lifestyle of every new creation. Worshiping our God with our entire being. Such a lifestyle comes with countless benefits to our soul and to the world around us.
C.S. Lewis said it like this: “In worship, we enter, touch and are touched by the presence of God Himself. We have been created to live like that.”
So let’s do that today. Let’s simply live a life of worship unto our God by ascribing to Him the glory due His name!
Dennis Jernigan
To listen to The Dennis Jernigan Podcast on this subject and to worship along with a song called Holy Is Your Name, go to http://podcast.dennisjernigan.com/e/holy-is-your-name/
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