The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 34:1-8,
"I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him."
"I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him."
What a claim! "Taste and see that the Lord is good"! You can't extol the virtues of what you have not experienced, at least not convincingly. David invites us all to exalt the Lord's name together with him. Having been delivered from Abimelech, he acknowledges that the man who takes refuge in the Lord will be blessed. He says they are radiant and their faces are never covered with shame.
David says he will extol the Lord at all times and that the Lord's praise will always be on his lips. David was truly a man who was in love with his Lord. People who love always extol the praises of the object of their affection. Our love of the Lord is best measured by the praise and worship we express in our love of him. I'm not talking about the hymn selections on a given Sunday, but that wonderful, refreshing, irresistible excitement we feel about the Lord as we gaze at him throughout the week and see the things he does. It is usually while I'm in the pages of Scripture this takes place for me, but not always. Often I feel I do not express enough about how wonderful our Lord is. There are times when I am alone with him and I express to him how wonderful he is, but then I feel like I need to tell more folks about him. Perhaps that is why David looked for others to "Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together." I often feel that way, as many do.
This poor man called, and the Lord saved him... what a Lord this is!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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