"Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!" - Psalm 34:3
We often talk or sing about magnifying the Lord or magnifying his name, but what does it really mean to magnify something? According to Webster, the simple definition of magnify is:
- to make something greater
- to make something seem greater or more important than it is
- to make something appear larger
I've spent practically all of my life in church, but not necessarily walking with God. I didn't pray about where I would attend college, get a job, or buy a house. I took the lower cost college and searched for best available in the other two categories. I have since learned that if I will focus on God, he will direct me to where I should be and what I should be doing. It's like looking through a magnifying glass. You can be glancing around and going in many different directions, but then the Lord steadies your hand and you begin to see the image under that glass and all its detail and splendor. God will do that for our paths if we seek his will. "Trust in the lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6
Are we living lives each day that truly magnify God? Or are we going through our daily activities playing down the role of God in our lives by placing him on the backburner? Be intentional today in magnifying the Lord. Pray out to him and others talking about how great and important he is. And let people see the big role he plays in your life and decision making, or make him appear larger in someone else's life.
We often talk or sing about magnifying the Lord or magnifying his name, but what does it really mean to magnify something? According to Webster, the simple definition of magnify is:
- to make something greater
- to make something seem greater or more important than it is
- to make something appear larger
I've spent practically all of my life in church, but not necessarily walking with God. I didn't pray about where I would attend college, get a job, or buy a house. I took the lower cost college and searched for best available in the other two categories. I have since learned that if I will focus on God, he will direct me to where I should be and what I should be doing. It's like looking through a magnifying glass. You can be glancing around and going in many different directions, but then the Lord steadies your hand and you begin to see the image under that glass and all its detail and splendor. God will do that for our paths if we seek his will. "Trust in the lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6
Are we living lives each day that truly magnify God? Or are we going through our daily activities playing down the role of God in our lives by placing him on the backburner? Be intentional today in magnifying the Lord. Pray out to him and others talking about how great and important he is. And let people see the big role he plays in your life and decision making, or make him appear larger in someone else's life.
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