“As your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.” Psalm 48:10
“From the rising of the sun to its setting,
the name of the Lord is to be praised!” Psalm 113:3
“He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:8-11
“And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.'” Revelation 7:11-12
Name: A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others; an illustrious record.
In beginning was the Word who was God. The same name that created was exalted after resurrection to the name above all. The eternally eminent name is to be eternally praised. As angels in heaven forever cry holy, holy, holy to this supreme One whose name is in itself exalted, God’s people are to raise and extend the reach of His immeasurable, unending praise. Jesus deserves to be magnified. (Isaiah 6:3; John 1:1-3; Revelation 5:11-14)
While managing our day to day, what thought do we take to esteem the Sovereign? Is it even on our minds that if we own the name of Christ as Christians, our attitudes and language should convey the sweetness, loveliness, and supremacy of that name? How about our interactions with others? Do they bear the fragrance of His grace, patience, wisdom, and love? Are we more prone to take His name in vain than to magnify its power and superiority? When taunted or rejected, do we find ourselves ashamed of, or taking delight in speaking and boasting His name? (2 Corinthians 2:15-16; 2 Timothy 2:19; 1 Peter 4:16)
How might we rework our thinking and practices to revere Christ’s name above our own, in the loftiness and splendor it deserves? How can we awaken recognition of Jesus, who takes away the sins of the world? The good Shepherd, who lays His life down for His sheep? The Author and Finisher of faith that wanes, the Comforter of our broken souls? Are we deliberately living and choosing and conversing in such a way that others see Jesus, and desire to praise His high and holy name? (Matthew 1:21; John 10:11; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Hebrews 12:2)
“O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love:
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.” ~Robert Grant (1833)
Lord Jesus, may I treasure, savor, magnify, and rejoice in Your name forever, to the unending praise of Your highness, worth, and glory.
As the rain and snow 