Majestic is Thy Name: Devotions from the Psalms
Reeks: Treasures series
John Zehring
- “Majestic
- is
- Thy
- Name”
- contains
- 150
- uplifting
- meditations
- and
- prayers,
- one
- for
- each
- Psalm.
- The
- book
- mines
- gems
- from
- the
- Psalms
- to
- pilot
- the
- reader
- into
- an
- encounter
- with
- the
- Divine.
- Praise
- and
- thanksgiving
- are
- key
- themes
- in
- the
- Psalms,
- raising
- the
- bar
- for
- our
- own
- prayers.
- The
- reflection
- for
- each
- Psalm
- provides
- language,
- lyrics,
- illustrations
- and
- quotations
- to
- lead
- us
- into
- a
- relationship
- with
- God
- with
- heighten
- praise.
- The
- Psalmist
- also
- speaks
- frequently
- of
- his
- enemies,
- which
- reminds
- us
- that
- it
- is
- in
- our
- valleys,
- challenges
- and
- difficulties
- that
- God
- is
- our
- refuge
- and
- our
- strength
- in
- times
- of
- trouble.The
- title
- of
- the
- book
- comes
- from
- the
- beautiful
- praise
- to
- God
- found
- in
- Psalm
- 8:
- “O
- Lord,
- our
- Lord,
- how
- majestic
- is
- thy
- name
- in
- all
- the
- earth!”
- So
- many
- of
- the
- Psalms
- are
- about
- our
- personal
- I-Thou
- relationship
- with
- God,
- yet
- the
- Psalms
- lift
- us
- up
- out
- of
- our
- self-centeredness
- to
- a
- God-centeredness.
- The
- Psalms
- inspire
- us
- to
- initiate
- our
- day
- and
- elevate
- our
- thoughts
- with
- praise
- and
- gratitude
- to
- God,
- our
- Creator.
- The
- Psalms
- inspire
- us
- as
- people
- of
- faith
- to
- seek
- to
- know
- God
- better
- and
- to
- love
- God
- more.If
- you
- have
- ever
- enjoyed
- the
- privilege
- of
- watching
- a
- potter
- working
- with
- a
- lump
- of
- clay
- on
- the
- potting
- wheel,
- you
- would
- have
- witnessed
- the
- potter
- investing
- a
- great
- deal
- of
- time
- and
- skill
- to
- center
- the
- clay.
- If
- the
- clay
- does
- not
- begin
- by
- being
- centered,
- anything
- the
- potter
- creates
- will
- be
- off
- kilter.
- So
- too
- with
- your
- spiritual
- life.
- It
- is
- worth
- it
- to
- you
- to
- invest
- your
- best
- early
- morning
- or
- late
- evening
- time
- by
- centering
- your
- thoughts
- upon
- the
- treasures
- which
- have
- come
- to
- us
- though
- the Psalms.
