Daily Devotional

-June 4, 2021-

Good morning, happy Friday,

-All Praise To Our Great God-

“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and majesty; for all that is in heaven and on earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord.”

(1 Chronicles 29:11).

How do we describe the greatness and glory of God? David tried his best, but of course, he fell short. We mortals do not have the words to adequately declare His greatness and glory. David tells of God’s greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty. God is a great king and His kingdom is over all.

David loved the Lord so much that He desired to build a temple for the Lord. God knew his heart, but because he had been a man of war and blood shed, God chose his son Solomon to build the temple. I am sure he was disappointed, but he did not let it stop him from preparing the materials as mentioned in this chapter: gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, onyx, and marble. It was a huge undertaking and David accepted his part in the preparation. The house of the Lord had to be great because God is great. Anything we do for the Lord must be reflective of the Lord.

We need to praise the Lord and give Him all the glory. Paul wrote in Romans 11:33, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out.” Paul came to the clear realization that the more we know God and His ways, the more we understand how much we do not know. God is the Creator, Savior, Redeemer, Lord, and King. There is no end to His kingdom or His glory. He reigns in heaven and He reigns in our hearts.

All of God’s attributes, taken together, describe who He is. Even though He is so great, He loves us and delights to spend time with us in prayer and in His Word. The doxology that we sing says, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow, praise Him all creatures here below; praise Him above all heavenly host, praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.” We close our breaking of bread services with this song each week, which is very appropriate indeed.

Let us praise Him, worship Him, and adore Him today and every day. He is so worthy. One day we will see our Lord face to face in all of His glory. Earthly rulers come and go, their kingdoms rise and fall, but our unchanging God reigns forever above all!

Have a blessed day praising God for who He is as well as what He does. Stay safe and healthy.