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O MAGNIFY THE LORD

"O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together." - Psalm 34:1

In simple terms, to magnify means to make (something) greater.

With this definition, this charge becomes difficult. How do you make God bigger? We know God cannot be made larger neither can He reduce in size. Our God is the same yesterday, today and forever. In Malachi 3:6, He testified of Himself saying "I am the LORD, I change not..."

A better definition of the word that fits this context will then be "to cause to be held in greater esteem or respect."

The Almighty God deserves our respect, we must not be carried away with the spurious (false) love expressed to God by this generation, He is not fooled by it!. God is to be revered, the Bible says we are to FEAR God and keep His commandments. The availability of grace is not an excuse for dishonour to God. The call to magnify is a call to seriousness with God.

We can magnify the LORD in our spirit, soul and body. Someone defined worship as "what we do in our daily lives that gives glory to the name of the LORD and attracts His presence. We magnify the LORD not only by lifting holy hands in worship but by the expression of honour in our daily lives.

Today, let's pay attention to His honour because He is paying attention to how we honour Him.
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