Day 56
Exodus 15:11
"Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders?"
The Old Testament saints and early Jewish Christians always "magnified" the Lord before making requests. Exodus 15:11 is an example of how God's people would brag on Him. Isaiah 44:8 is an example of how God would respond to the question in Exodus 15:11. Isaiah 44:8 NIV says, "Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one." God declares that there is no power to compare to His. Therefore, since He is our God, and He is on our side, we can cast away all fear that comes as a result of any force that would challenge our victory.
The psalmist David said in Psalm 34:3, "O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together." One of the meanings of magnify, according to the pocket Webster is "to make (an object) appear to be larger, as with a lens." Something can seem small when it is far away. It is not that the object is that small, but the lens of our eyes only permit us to see it as a certain size. However, that object can be made to appear larger by looking through the magnifying lens of a telescope or binoculars. Scientific instruments can enlarge our view of the actual size. God is already "larger" than what we can see. Our view of Him varies, depending on the "lens" we are using. God is not physically larger than our natural eyes can see, but His greatness is so large, that we cannot see His actual "size" in this lifetime, even with our spiritual eyes. However, we can increase our view by adjusting our "lens." The psalmist suggested that we make Him bigger in our eyes. For some of us, God is too small. We see Him confined to a chair, and we must plead with him to move and try to help us if He could. With this type of vision, it is impossible to see ourselves the way God says we are or see ourselves as having victory. In contrast, when we gaze on His greatness and meditate on the fact that this great God is on our side, it is easier to understand that we are more than conquerors through Him.
I will see God more clearly. I will magnify the Lord and exalt His name. I will adjust my spiritual lenses and see Him more as He is. I am getting closer to God and He is getting closer to me.