Ps 8:1 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
The psalmist says the Lord is excellent which means powerful, greater than all else, and worthy of all worship. So, when we talk about the Lord, we say his name is excellent. But why would his name be excellent? When we look at Scripture and talk about names, we often think - why does He have a name above all names? (Philippians 2:9)
Sometimes a young man or a young woman will want to go out and make their mark in the world. They might say, “I’m going to make a name for myself”. What does that mean? It means they want to make such a difference in the world that when their name is mentioned, people won’t just think of their name. They'll think of all that they have accomplished.
You know, we've probably all heard of the man JC Penney. Sometimes, all we think about are all the stores that Penney has. What some people don't know is that early in his life he was a Christian. He gave to the church a normal tithe of 10%. But as the Lord prospered him, he gave more and more. Do you know at the end of his life, he was giving 90% of his money to church projects? He made a name for himself, not just with the people around him but with God. He was honoring God in all that he did.
When we think about 'how excellent is thy name', we have to think of the very nature of God. God is powerful. God is ever-present, God is all-knowing. God is love. God is a spirit. We have to think of who he is not just in the world but in our lives. His power is evidenced in our lives, in the world around us, and in the testimony of those who follow Him. There is no one else like him in all the universe.
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The psalmist says the Lord is excellent which means powerful, greater than all else, and worthy of all worship. So, when we talk about the Lord, we say his name is excellent. But why would his name be excellent? When we look at Scripture and talk about names, we often think - why does He have a name above all names? (Philippians 2:9)
Sometimes a young man or a young woman will want to go out and make their mark in the world. They might say, “I’m going to make a name for myself”. What does that mean? It means they want to make such a difference in the world that when their name is mentioned, people won’t just think of their name. They'll think of all that they have accomplished.
You know, we've probably all heard of the man JC Penney. Sometimes, all we think about are all the stores that Penney has. What some people don't know is that early in his life he was a Christian. He gave to the church a normal tithe of 10%. But as the Lord prospered him, he gave more and more. Do you know at the end of his life, he was giving 90% of his money to church projects? He made a name for himself, not just with the people around him but with God. He was honoring God in all that he did.
When we think about 'how excellent is thy name', we have to think of the very nature of God. God is powerful. God is ever-present, God is all-knowing. God is love. God is a spirit. We have to think of who he is not just in the world but in our lives. His power is evidenced in our lives, in the world around us, and in the testimony of those who follow Him. There is no one else like him in all the universe.
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Click to hear a clip from the preacher SM Lockridge exactly how great Jesus is. That's My King!
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