“The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.” (Psalm 93:1; NASBU)
The GOD we worship and adore is majestic. There are many synonyms for majesty: Beauty, comeliness, excellency, glory, glorious, goodly, grandeur, honor, magnificence, ornament, splendor. Majesty has to do with having an imposing form and appearance and carries with it overtones of superior power and position. When used of GOD it evokes a sense of amazement in the mind of the one beholding Him. Simply stated, GOD’S majesty is his “greatness” (Vine). GOD would have us see His majesty, respond to His majesty, and magnify him in our lives.
See His Majesty. Moses requested to see GOD’S greatness: “Please, show me Your glory” (Exodus 33:17 – 34:7; NKJV). What Moses saw at Mount Sinai we are to see by faith! See GOD’S greatness through the eyes of faith! Gaze at His glory, majesty, and dominion. Grow in the grace of seeing Him: “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened…” (Ephesians 1:18; NASBU). Each of us needs our own Mount Sinai experience. Wisdom unsearchable. Purity unspotted. Years unending. Strength undaunted. Love immeasurable. Glimpses of the majesty of GOD!
Respond to His Majesty. “So Moses made haste and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped” (Exodus 34:8; NKJV). The proper response to GOD’S greatness is worship! To worship is to prostrate oneself (literally or figuratively) in reverence to the great I AM. The externals (reading, prayer, singing, the Lord’s supper, giving, and preaching) are important, but our hearts must be engaged in order for GOD to be glorified! In worship, GOD longs for you to turn to Him “with all your heart. So rend your heart, and not your garments…” (Joel 2:12-13; NKJV).
Magnify Him in My Life. To magnify is to make great, to enlarge (Vine). GOD is great; but is He great in your life? Have you made these words your own: “…in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death” (Philippians 1:20; NKJV)? Magnifying GOD in every aspect of your life glorifies GOD!
The GOD we worship and adore is worthy of our praise because His is majestic! See His majesty. Respond to His majesty. Magnify Him in your life. He is worthy. “…to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” (Jude 25; NASBU)
Jason
