Psalm 29:1-2 A Psalm of David. "Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. (2) Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."
"Give unto the Lord." What do we have that God could possibly
need? Nothing! God does not need us to do anything and there is nothing we can
do that would add to God's glory and power. Yet, we read the Psalmist David
telling us to "give unto the Lord." What are we to give? Yes, I'm
full of questions this morning. David tells us to give "glory and
strength" unto the Lord. The Lord is all powerful and full of glory and
honor for all eternity. So what does our giving do, if it doesn't add anything
to Him?
First of all, what does it mean to give glory and strength to the Lord? I ask
again - what does our giving accomplish if it doesn't increase the Lord? I
submit to you that when David tells us to "give unto the Lord," that
he is instructing us to give our praise unto Him. We are to place our
estimation of God in its fullness. We are to attribute all glory, honor, power,
wisdom and praise unto our God. In order to do this, we must realize at least a
portion of His greatness. Yesterday, I ended my writing with some of the words
of the song by Chris Tomlin that declares, "How great is our God!" We
sing it and it brings sweet thoughts to our hearts and minds. But do we really
stop to think about His greatness and the greatness of His name. The name,
Jesus, should evoke humility from us and honor to Him. Paul tells us that
"At the NAME (emphasis mine) of Jesus, every knee shall bow and every
tongue confess that He is Lord to the glory of the Father." We see
the name of God being used lightly in writings. We see it in Facebook posts. We
hear it in conversations. People throw the name of the Lord around like it
means nothing. This should not be! His name is full of glory and honor and when
we esteem it as such, our lives become more hopeful and peaceful. Lord, please
help me always to show honor and glory to you by honoring your name.
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus; there's just something about that name.
Master, Savior, Jesus, like the fragrance after the rain;
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, let all Heaven and earth proclaim
Kings and kingdoms will all pass away,
But there's something about that name.
Kings and kingdoms will all pass away,
But there's something about that name.
by Bill and Gloria Gaither