Sunday, May 11, 2008

God is worthy to be praised!

In the past couple of months I have come through the reading of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles. It has been a project of mine to highlight all the God-centered verses throughout these books of the Bible. Also I have underlined the specific sections that bring out clearly the sovereignty of God.
This morning I was re-reading the following verses in 1 Chronicles 29:11-13 (King David praising the Lord)
11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.
12 Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.
13 “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name! 14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!

Look at the things that he lists when he describes the awesomeness of God:
1. The Greatness
2. The Power
3. The Glory
4. The Victory
5. The Majesty

Now observe the reign of God as it relates to extensiveness:
1. God is over EVERYTHING in the heavens and on earth. And again David let's us know that He alone is over all things.

How sovereign is God over all things?
1. God alone gives wealth and honor
2. God alone makes great and gives strength

And how much do we owe to God for these things?
1. Everything we have comes from God
2. When we give to God, we only give what God first gave us!

So as we meditate on these verses what should our response be to the sovereignty of God. It should be thankfulness and praise of His glorious name! May we more deeply and profoundly consider these truths about God in a way that brings us to a proclamation that says "Our God is worthy to be praised!"