God Is Worthy

One morning a few weeks ago, our yard was blessed with the arrival of goldfinches galore. What pops of color they were in the purple blooms of the redbud trees! I was so impressed by the vibrant hues on display before me, and I couldn’t help but think of the following verse: “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” (Revelation 4:11) I try to remember to begin my prayers each day with that thought. God is worthy!! He is responsible for the beauty we can find everyday if we take the time to look. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” (Psalm 19:1) He is responsible for the delicate balance of the bodily systems that keep us alive. Like the psalmist, we should praise God because we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139:14) He is responsible for the gift of His Son that gives us the opportunity for eternal life. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Yes, God is worthy to receive glory and honor and power. He is worthy of our highest praise! Many of the psalms are full of praises that glorify our God and recognize his marvelous deeds, so I would like to share a few of them now.

Psalm 33:1-9
Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalm 95:1-6
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

God is worthy! He made us and we are his people. We are nothing without him and he deserves our reverence. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” (James 1:17) God is worthy to receive glory and honor and power, for he created all things!