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Devotional for Thursday, December 22, 2016
“Meditate Upon His Magnificence”
 
Psalm 145 November 4
 
by Dona Hake
 
Psalm 145:1-3
“I will lift my praise above everything to You, my God and King!
I will continually bless Your name forever and always.
My praise will never cease—
I will praise You every day;
I will lift up Your name forever.
The Eternal is great and deserves endless praise;
His greatness knows no limit, recognizes no boundary.
No one can measure or comprehend His magnificence.”
 
As Christmas day comes closer I am hoping you are all thinking and meditating upon the very real meaning of what it is about.   In the hustle and bustle of preparing for the day I have purposed to stop often and think about the magnificent thing did for us as God sent His only Son. How magnificent it was that He sent an angel to appear to Mary to proclaim that she would carry Jesus in her womb.    Think about the night the shepherds were about their business of caring for their sheep, and in the night sky there appeared the angels to announce the birth of Jesus.   I love thinking about His amazing grace and forgiveness.  How could we live without it? So many are the works of our God, and they truly are magnificent!!!!
 
Today I am encouraging you to think about how wonderful and good the Lord has been to you. Day in and day out He faithfully meets us as we open our eyes each morning. He is always there for us throughout our day. Even when we fall and mess up, again He is faithful. As the psalmist writes in verse three, God is much greater than anyone can understand!
 
The psalmist writes here that the Eternal is great and He deserves endless praise!  Have you ever tried to figure out the word “eternity.” I have, and it never ceases to leave me speechless and in awe. This is just one of the many wondrous things about God that are far above and beyond our comprehension. Have you pondered how great His love is toward you today? Is it not the most wonderful thing to know that He loved you enough to send His Son to die for you? Have you stopped and thanked Him today for His forgiveness and paused to try to figure out the depth of His compassion that forgiveness brings to you? I marvel as I think about how He not only forgives us but He totally washes us clean and restores our souls.   Oh that our praise toward Him for the salvation of our souls be great for He is greatly to be praised!
 
 
 
Oh the awesomeness and beauty of His divine attributes…His grace and mercy recognizes no boundaries and they are new each morning as we face new challenges. No, we will never be able to totally comprehend His greatness, but we can always continue to offer thanks and worship to Him for all that He is to us! Give thanks to the Lord for there is no measure of His magnificence!  Our Loving Heavenly Father deserves endless praise for His greatness knows no limit!!!