be thou exalted

the Lord has been faithful in the littleness of my prayers. He has blown me away by accomplishing only what He can accomplish. and i am overwhelmed with thankfulness. may He be exalted in all things. 

"All YOUR works shall praise YOU, O LORD, 

and YOUR saints shall bless YOU. 

They shall speak of the glory of YOUR kingdom, 

and talk of YOUR power, 

to make known to the sons of men HIS mighty acts, 

and the glorious majesty of HIS kingdom, 

and YOUR dominion endures throughout all generations

...my mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD." 

Psalms 145:10-13,21

"Be exalted, O GOD, above the heavens; 

let YOUR glory be over all the earth."

Psalm 57:3; Psalm 108:5

"Be exalted, O LORD, in YOUR strength, 

we will sing and praise YOUR might."

Psalm 21:13

"YOU have set YOUR glory above the heavens."

Psalm 8:1

"The LORD is exalted over all the nations, 

HIS glory above the heavens."

Psalm 113:4

a quick story...

over the weekend i lead a small group of girls at a disciple now. to be quite honest, i wasn't ready or prepared at all. i mean i did my homework and read over what we would be teaching, but i didn't feel ready to teach. i didn't have my notes together. i didn't feel confident in my spirit with how the small group discussions sessions would go. but o what little faith i had in what my God can do. 

Jesus was the voice to the girls this weekend. He was the words they heard. He moved in their hearts and stirred their spirits. that was my prayer. that He would somehow be my voice and challenge these girls with what He wanted them to know and hear. He came through. He is adequate and more than prepared to do a mighty work in the heart of His children.

since then, God has been highlighting some words through His scripture that have seemingly been recurring. i don't believe this is ironic or a coincidence, but only the Lord bringing recognition to Himself. we are to bring praise to the Lord because of His mighty acts, His glorious kingdom, and His power. He is to be exalted above ALL things. above our desires. above our possessions. above our reputations. above our family. above our dreams. above our friendships. above our comforts. above my ambitions. above my likes & dislikes. above my health. and above my life. (Tozer, Pursuit of God, pg 102, paraphrased)

for the Glory of His name,

joy