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Exalt And Praise God's Name!


Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.
Isaiah 25:1 (NIV)

What a beautiful verse to start the day with!  Proclaiming praises to God's name, worshiping him, and singing about the great things that he has accomplished in this world!  

I admit, it is easy to sing praises like this at the beginning of a sunny, blue-sky morning after an awesome evening of worship on Ash Wednesday.  Last night was an incredible beginning to the season of Lent and what better way to celebrate God's forgiveness of our sins than by praising his name?

I am so thankful that the Lord is my God.  There is no other in all of creation.  He is the one and only, the Great I AM.  I love being able to exalt and praise God's name for this reason and many more.  

Isaiah proclaims that in perfect faithfulness God has done wonderful things that were planned long in advance.  We are told that Jesus is the lamb slain from the foundation of the earth (Rev. 13:8).  This means that he knew even before the first sin that he would come as a human being to earth in order to die in our place and to offer us forgiveness from our sins.  As a result, we are given new life and the promise of the resurrection when he comes back to rule this world after it is rid of sin and death.  

This is just one reason why God is worthy to be praised and why I begin today by singing his praises and exalting his name.  If you have not taken time today to thank God for his wonderful deeds that he planned long ago and has accomplished in perfect faithfulness, do it now!  Take the time to praise your maker, your savior, and your God!
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