Verse of the Day 1/6
Psalm 57:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth! English Standard Version (ESV)
Most of us have or will be going to church this weekend to worship, hear from God's Word and sing His praises. Today's verse is a reminder that our God is to be exalted. He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings, the Almighty and He is worthy of our praise.
A.W. Tozer, in the middle of the last century wrote, "Perhaps one reason we do not have much confidence in the character of God today is that we do not have a high enough opinion of God. God has been talked down and reduced, modified, edited, changed and amended until He is not the God that Isaiah saw as "high and lifted up". If that was true 75 years ago, I would say that it is even more true today.
We read bumper stickers that say "God is my co-pilot, as if we are in control and that He is along for the ride and can give us directions or we can ask Him if He knows the way to go. Others think of Him as "the man upstairs", a friendly old soul that we can talk to when we want to. Still others view Him as the Genie in a bottle, we carry Him in a bottle and open it up only when we want Him to grant us a few wishes.
As we head to church today or in the coming weeks and year, may we see Him "high and lifted up" , exalted. May we show Him reverence, may we trust Him, believe in Him and realize that He is God above the heavens, having created the heavens. May we have hearts that truly want to worship Him as He would have us worship.
On high, he is exalted
Great is the Lord, let all the nations say
Exalted, he is exalted
Glory and power unto the Lord be praised
Sing with a chorus resounding before us
Holy is his name, his name (Chris Tomlin)
-- In Christ, Mike Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
Psalm 57:1-5 The Message (MSG)
A David Psalm, When He Hid in a Cave from Saul
57 1-3 Be good to me, God—and now!
I've run to you for dear life.
I'm hiding out under your wings
until the hurricane blows over.
I call out to High God,
the God who holds me together.
He sends orders from heaven and saves me,
he humiliates those who kick me around.
God delivers generous love,
he makes good on his word.
4 I find myself in a pride of lions
who are wild for a taste of human flesh;
Their teeth are lances and arrows,
their tongues are sharp daggers.
5 Soar high in the skies, O God!
Cover the whole earth with your glory!
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