Make it Bigger
I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. ~ Psalm 138:2
I think we all know the scriptures that say Jesus is the name above every other name and there is no other name given by which we can be saved, and that name is Jesus. However, according to the passage today, there is something greater than that name and that is God’s Word.
It makes sense to me because Jesus, is the Word of God in the flesh and God gave us His Word to heal and save us (Psalms 107:20). So why is it that so many people do not take the time to know God’s Word and make it of greater importance in life? If God Himself magnifies His Word above His name, wouldn’t it make sense that His power is release through praying and speaking in agreement with what His Word proclaims?
I remember when this truth became real in my life. Even though I had grown up memorizing scripture and reading God’s Words every day, I didn’t realize the power that was available in it to live victoriously. I didn’t understand that if I lined my life up with the principles in it, I would make Godly decisions instead of trying to figure life out by trial and error.
Then, one day, I was watching a program where two people were discussing how to pray and speak God’s words over life’s struggles and circumstances. When they used words from the scripture that applied to their situation, I thought “I know that verse, but why don’t I see those results in my life?”
The reason was because I was not applying it or living by it. I wasn’t magnifying God’s Word over the names of my trouble and problems. I was speaking the problem and making them seem bigger than anything else in the world including what God had to say about the situation.
So what does it mean to magnify God’s Word. When I think about the word magnify, I think about how I zoom in on my iphone. When I widen the view on a certain area of a screen, the words or pictures get bigger as I zoom in on them. In the same way, when we take time reading, meditating and praying God’s Words, they become greater and more important in our lives. We “zoom in” our focus on what God says about our current condition instead of keeping our view on the problems. Magnifying God’s Word doesn’t change the size of the problems, but it changes your perspective of them instead. The more you magnify something, the bigger and clearer it appears. This is how God’s Word can become bigger than anything else in life. When we focus on it, meditate on it, and declare it over our lives, it becomes the greatest authority in our hearts and minds.
When I began to intentionally magnify God’s Word, everything changed. I stopped speaking defeat and started speaking faith. Instead of saying, I don’t know how I’ll get through this, I declared Philippians 4:13~I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Instead of saying, I’m afraid, I spoke 2 Timothy 1:7~God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
As I shifted my words to be in agreement with God’s truth, I saw His power released in my life. My faith grew stronger, my decisions became wiser, and my heart found peace even in the middle of life’s challenges.
Here are some practical ways you can magnify God’s Word over the circumstances of your life:
- Read God’s Word Daily – Set aside special time each day to read and meditate on scripture. Let it shape your thoughts and decisions.
- Speak His Word Over Your Life – Replace negative, fear-filled words with scripture. Say His promises out loud. When you speak audibly, your thoughts have to stop and listen to what your mouth is saying.
- Live According to His Word – When faced with choices, filter them through God’s truth. Ask the Holy Spirit for help with questions such as: What does the Bible say about this situation? What scripture applies to what I am going through right now? Lead me to the Words that will produce life in my circumstances.
If you are facing trouble in your life right now, below are some steps you can do to get started magnifying God’s Word in your life right now, today.
- Choose one scripture that applies to a struggle you’re facing. Write it down and read it every morning.
- Each time a negative thought comes, replace it with that scripture.
- Pray using God’s Word and the scripture you are holding on to by thanking Him for His promises and that He is working all these things in your life together for a good purpose.
Today I want to encourage you to remember that God has magnified His Word above all things. If God Himself places such importance on His Word, shouldn’t we? When we choose to magnify His promises over our problems, our faith is strengthened, our perspective shifts, and we begin to walk in victory.
So today, decide to zoom in on God’s Word. Let it become bigger in your heart than any obstacle you face. Trust that His Word is powerful, unchanging, and able to transform your life. Because when we magnify His Word, we magnify His presence in our lives and that changes everything.
Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalm 138
1 I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You.
2 I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord.
6 Though the Lord is on high, yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me.
8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
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