Magnify
There are a number of scriptures in our Bible that talk about magnifying. What does the word magnify mean? We know that when we put something under a magnifying glass, it makes it appear larger. Magnify means to increase, to make larger.
Where God is concerned, He cannot be any larger. What happens is this? When we magnify God, our vision of Him gets larger, increases. When our vision of Him increases, so does our ability to trust Him increase. Our faith in Him increases. He becomes larger, bigger than our circumstance, problem or symptom. When that happens, guess what is going to happen? The circumstance, problem, symptom loses its significance in our lives and satan cannot whip us around with it any longer. He gets tired of dogging our tracks and moves on to harass someone else because he knows that he has lost his case. When we lose interest in the things that satan throws our way, he has nothing to work with any longer. Hallelujah! That is the way we all want to live, giving Jesus everything to work with in our lives and giving satan nothing to work with.
Look at these scriptures. I get so excited every time I read them. I believe that excitement will be contagious.
Psalm 34:3
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 35:27,28
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, let the Lord be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long.
Psalm 40:16
Let all those that seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let such as love Your salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.
Psalm 70:4
Let all those that seek You rejoice and be glad in You: and let such as love Your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Psalm 138:2
I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and for Your truth: for You have magnified You word above all Your name.
Luke 1:46,47
And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
When we look at all these scriptures, we make some outstanding observations. Those who are rejoicing and shouting for joy and are glad SAY CONTINUALLY, let the Lord God be magnified. Did you see that word CONTINUALLY? What does continually mean? All the time. That means that we are to magnify the Lord all the time instead of magnifying our contradictory circumstances.
Those who love God’s salvation say continually: Let the Lord God be magnified, increased in your vision. What does the word “salvation” mean in the two passages cited above? Rescue, deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory, something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity: deliverance, health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare. That is quite a list, isn’t it? If you love these things in this list, you will magnify the Lord. Why is this so important? What you magnify in your mind becomes that which controls your life. Magnify health, prosperity, victory, deliverance, etc. and that is what will be produced in your life. This is not an overnight wonder. It is a lifestyle that must be exercised all the time. We are living in a negative world and these ideas of that which is uplifting in God are contrary to the world in which we live.
What are we doing continually? That is a question we all must ask ourselves. All the time, I am allowing the Holy Spirit to correct me when I am thinking out of line with His Word or speaking out of line with His Word. This is a constant lifestyle of living in the Presence of God, doing what He does, saying what He says.
We are to rejoice and be glad, shout for joy. Our tongues are to speak of His righteousness and His praise ALL THE DAY LONG. As you practice this type of lifestyle, your life will take on new vitality, new exuberance. I know because that is the way the Lord is teaching me to live every day. Sometimes it is a climb uphill when I don’t want to do it, but oh the rewards of living on top of the mountain. The air is cleaner and fresher. Life is so much easier when we “do it His way.” Come on, He is extending His hand down to you and encouraging you to come on up higher and stay seated with Him where you belong in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
Where God is concerned, He cannot be any larger. What happens is this? When we magnify God, our vision of Him gets larger, increases. When our vision of Him increases, so does our ability to trust Him increase. Our faith in Him increases. He becomes larger, bigger than our circumstance, problem or symptom. When that happens, guess what is going to happen? The circumstance, problem, symptom loses its significance in our lives and satan cannot whip us around with it any longer. He gets tired of dogging our tracks and moves on to harass someone else because he knows that he has lost his case. When we lose interest in the things that satan throws our way, he has nothing to work with any longer. Hallelujah! That is the way we all want to live, giving Jesus everything to work with in our lives and giving satan nothing to work with.
Look at these scriptures. I get so excited every time I read them. I believe that excitement will be contagious.
Psalm 34:3
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 35:27,28
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, let the Lord be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long.
Psalm 40:16
Let all those that seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let such as love Your salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.
Psalm 70:4
Let all those that seek You rejoice and be glad in You: and let such as love Your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Psalm 138:2
I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and for Your truth: for You have magnified You word above all Your name.
Luke 1:46,47
And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
When we look at all these scriptures, we make some outstanding observations. Those who are rejoicing and shouting for joy and are glad SAY CONTINUALLY, let the Lord God be magnified. Did you see that word CONTINUALLY? What does continually mean? All the time. That means that we are to magnify the Lord all the time instead of magnifying our contradictory circumstances.
Those who love God’s salvation say continually: Let the Lord God be magnified, increased in your vision. What does the word “salvation” mean in the two passages cited above? Rescue, deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory, something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity: deliverance, health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare. That is quite a list, isn’t it? If you love these things in this list, you will magnify the Lord. Why is this so important? What you magnify in your mind becomes that which controls your life. Magnify health, prosperity, victory, deliverance, etc. and that is what will be produced in your life. This is not an overnight wonder. It is a lifestyle that must be exercised all the time. We are living in a negative world and these ideas of that which is uplifting in God are contrary to the world in which we live.
What are we doing continually? That is a question we all must ask ourselves. All the time, I am allowing the Holy Spirit to correct me when I am thinking out of line with His Word or speaking out of line with His Word. This is a constant lifestyle of living in the Presence of God, doing what He does, saying what He says.
We are to rejoice and be glad, shout for joy. Our tongues are to speak of His righteousness and His praise ALL THE DAY LONG. As you practice this type of lifestyle, your life will take on new vitality, new exuberance. I know because that is the way the Lord is teaching me to live every day. Sometimes it is a climb uphill when I don’t want to do it, but oh the rewards of living on top of the mountain. The air is cleaner and fresher. Life is so much easier when we “do it His way.” Come on, He is extending His hand down to you and encouraging you to come on up higher and stay seated with Him where you belong in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 5:55 AM
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