The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Chronicles 29:10-13,
"Praise be to you, Lord,
the God of our father Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name."
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"Praise be to you, Lord,
the God of our father Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name."
This doxology was given by David when he called Israel together to prepare for the building of the temple in Jerusalem. It is simply breath-taking in its acknowledgment of God.
David points to the praise due the Lord from eternity past through eternity future. His greatness, power, glory, majesty and splendor is acknowledged in grand expression.
The Lord's ownership, his possession of all things, both in heaven and earth is observed by David. As such, all wealth comes from him. Since the Lord is head over all, all honor comes from him. The Lord is the ruler of all things. Not just some, but all. Since the Lord is transcendent in strength and power, all strength comes from him.
Because he is these things and because all we have comes from him, he is due our grateful thanksgiving. He is due our worship and praise.
To me, these are the rightful things for us to consider, to embrace, to celebrate, to exclaim and to rejoice in. David's great doxology here should rightfully be our doxology to the Lord!
When David told the assembly, "Praise the Lord your God" that is exactly what the assembly did- we need to do so as well!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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