Continuation of the thought ... Magnify His Name!

I’m not sure if you can read the attached UCB word for today (22.7.21), but I had to share it as it just continued my thoughts from the past couple of days. I’d not really thought about the verse ‘magnify the Lord’ in a deeper way, dwelling on the word ‘magnify’. It’s just so easy to reel it off and quote like Mary in Luke 1v46 “my soul doth magnify the Lord”. But does it?

Truly think about ‘magnify’ ... if my children want to take a closer look at a very small insect, we use a magnifying glass to make it larger. Intricate markings or details about the object or creature are seen whereas before they were invisible to the naked eye ... attention can be drawn to things which weren’t known before ... therefore we learn more and have a greater awareness and appreciation for whatever it is we are examining in more detail. 

The same therefore, should apply when we magnify the Lord. It starts with a choice, whether or not we want to magnify him. If we do, then studying occurs and details are noticed and enlarged, making our awareness of him far greater than before which in turn must develop a deeper appreciation. It will also showcase him through our lives, to others ... we will want to share and magnify further, what we are interested in. With anything in life, if we’ve learnt something more or new about something we’re passionate about, we’ll talk to others about it.

So let’s get out our spiritual magnifying glasses and take a look at the transcendent God, high and lifted up, who’s train fills the temple (Isaiah 6) ... who upholds all things by the word of his power (Hebrews 1) ... who flung stars into space and spoke light into being ... the one who created humankind with all its intricacies, knowing that one day, he would take on the form of a human and suffer in that very body so that his own creation could be redeemed though his death, even though they didn’t even want it! Yes, that amazing God ... who hears the cries of the destitute and abused (Psalm 102) ... who will one day deliver true justice and will reign in righteousness ... the one who is available right now, to hear you, to protect and comfort ... a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46) ... present, right now, no question about it. Let us rise up and call him blessed and let us magnify his holy, magnificent name.

Ingrid x