I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:1-3
“O magnify the Lord with me.” Magnify comes from the ancient Hebrew word gadal, pronounced gah-DAHL, which means to make large, advance, exceed, excellent, or grow. If God is from everlasting to everlasting, if the heavens are His throne and the earth is His footstool, if His right hand spread out the heavens, if the clouds are the dust of His feet as Nahum 1:3 says, and if He can remove your sin as far as the east is from the west, what man can magnify Him? The answer is the man that can bless the Lord at all times.
Have you really considered the power of a blessing? If blessing the Lord at all times can enlarge an already omnipresent God, what more could it do for your children, marriage, work place, and/or church? How many of us spend our time reminding people of the obvious, always bringing up the negative things? We focus on the shortcomings instead of the good. We point out the flaws or faults instead of the standout attributes of their character.
If blessing the Lord in all things brings Him to the forefront, what do you think it might do in your children’s lives? Learning to speak blessings over your job, spouse, and church could be the turning point in all of these relationships for the better. Join with me, if you would, and let’s make a unified effort to start blessing those around us and see if it doesn’t change the world for the better.
Our prayer for you this week: May you come to realize the power of blessing others.
