Magnify Him
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!” ~ Psalms 70:4
At the beginning of 2024, I started what I called a “praise fast.” It wasn’t a fast to stop praise and worship, but rather to replace every complaint, doubt, and criticism with praise and worship instead. Every time I felt fearful or began to doubt, instead of letting those thoughts take root, I used them as reminders to praise and worship God. If I found myself being critical or complaining, I took it as a prompt to offer prayers of thanksgiving. This practice transformed my days. It kept my focus on the One Who loves and saved me, rather than on the struggles I was having in my life.
After that “fast” was over, I really didn’t even think about it again. Even though it was very effective in helping me to press into my Father, once it was over, I haven’t thought of it since. However, this week, I spent some time on Sunday evening, listening to worship music and praising God. I set aside everything else and just focused on praising my Father for His great love. When I finished, I thought about how refreshed and invigorated I felt. I remembered that worship is like oil for my soul, moistening and reviving the dry places. That is when I decided to make it a part of my daily activity with no exceptions.
As I worship and magnify Him, I realize that every created thing was made to worship. The entire creation shows us this truth: plants stretch upwards toward the heavens, stars turn in their celestial paths, and animals flourish, each fulfilling their purpose to glorify their creator.
In today’s reading, we are encouraged to seek and rejoice in the Lord. We are told to be glad and magnify or make Him bigger in our lives to show that we love His salvation. We do this by making Him the focal point of all of our being. And we honor Him by walking each day guided by His Spirit. When we make worship a priority, we honor God, deepen our relationship with Him, and experience His peace.
Maybe praise and worship doesn’t mean that much to you. Some people think that we worship in church on Sunday simply to wait for everyone to get there. But there is so much more to it and the truth is we were created for it. Even though we have been given the choice, we were designed to require that worship to bring victory and peace into our lives.
The way that I have incorporated worship in my life is to set aside enough time to listen to one worship song and close my eyes to focus on Him. In those minutes, I pray, I thank Him and I raise my hands in surrender and adoration. My heart remembers how much He loves me and how much I love Him.
Today I want to encourage you to take time each day to worship Him! Whether it is by doing a “praise fast” where you remember to thank Him for His wisdom and protections instead of fears and doubts. Or you can play one worship song each day and spend five minutes purposefully turning your attention to His greatness and glory. You can even just bow down and worship Him in a place of humility and honor. Whatever way you choose to worship Him doesn’t matter, but what does matter is that you do it in some way. Only then will you be able to rejoice and be glad because when you take time to give Him your time and attention, then you will have His perspective on every issue you face in this life. Embrace worship today and magnify God in your live. When you do, you will be transformed from the inside out. Let God be magnified in every thought, action, and word—because when you make room for Him, He fills that space with His presence, power, and peace.
Today’s scripture reading: Psalms 70
1Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord!
2Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused who desire my hurt.
3Let them be turned back because of their shame, who say, “Aha, aha!”
4Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!”
5But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.
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