Nehemiah 9:5
Exalted
The news that singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, surpassed Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most weeks atop the Billboard 200 Chart exalted her to new heights in 2023. However, her exalted position is not guaranteed. Only the Lord God’s is, as He tells us in Psalm 46:10. “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 148:13 also reminds us, “His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.”
The Lord is exalted above other gods. “For You are the LORD Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods,” Psalm 97:9
What about Jesus? Acts 5:31 tells us, “He is the One whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.”
Although the Lord is highly exalted, Psalm 138:6 encourages us that “though the LORD is exalted, yet He regards the lowly.”
How amazing our exalted Lord is! What should be our response? Nehemiah 9:5 tells us. “Arise, bless the LORD your God forever and ever! O may Your glorious name be blessed and exalted above all blessing and praise!”
Our Lord is highly exalted above all yet regards the lowly. Will you humbly exalt and bless His glorious name; praising Him for regarding you?
EXALTED Lord, I praise You, bless Your glorious name, and thank You for regarding me.
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GLORIOUS
“‘Arise, bless the Lord your God forever and ever!
O may Your glorious name be blessed And exalted above all blessing and praise!’”
Nehemiah 9:5
How do you “bless” God’s glorious name? Nehemiah 9 provides a great example: “You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, the heaven of heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them and the heavenly host bows down before you. You are Lord God, Who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham. You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him…” Do we get it? We bless God’s glorious name when we recount all He has done for us and give Him the credit and Him alone. Why not spend time right now blessing God’s glorious name?
LORD, I bless and exalt Your GLORIOUS name! You are the One who….
The Meditations, Notes, and Prayers section of the Prayers of My Heart JOURNAL provides lined pages where you can record praise of God’s glorious name just as those in Nehemiah did. Your loved ones can be blessed one day reading how God worked in your family – to the praise of His glorious name!
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