JESUS REIGNS 2Sample

WORSHIP DUE HIS NAME

We are exhorted by David to give to the LORD the glory due to His name. The Hebrew word for glory in this passage means weight. How do we give the Lord the weight that is due His name? David completes this verse with another exhortation: Worship the Lord in the beauty of His holiness. Though the second part of this verse may be a totally different exhortation, my perception is that it completes the first part of this verse. We might say that one way to give the Lord the weight or glory due his name is to worship him the beauty of his holiness.

When we worship our heavenly father decorated in holy array, living holy lives before others, they get an image of what our father looks like. This is one way our Father receives the glory due his name. The objective of our lives is to point to him, to magnify him, to make him known.

Our passion for God’s name to be exalted will most likely result in some form of outward expression. We always seem to find a way of displaying to others the things in which we place the most value. Thus, our outward expression of God’s worth is another avenue of giving him the glory due his name. This was the heart of David when he wrote, I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify your name forever (PSA. 86:12). The Hebrew word glorify in this passage means to be heavy or make weighty, honorable, glorious, to boast or promote. In this verse, David might be saying that the way he will glorify God’s name forever is by praising him with all of his heart.

The Hebrew word David uses for praise in PSA. 86:12 is yadah. Yadah means to use or to hold out the hand; to revere or worship with extended hands; to make a confession or give thanks. David not only desired to declare or speak of the goodness of his God but accompany that declaration with outward expression.

The ultimate purpose of our lives is to exalt God’s name above all others. By living holy, obedient lives accompanied with outward expressions of adoration, we can demonstrate supremacy of God in all things and give him the glory due his name.