332. God will Magnify Himself
Ezekiel 38:23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
The Lord promises that He will magnify Himself and sanctify Himself. The is the prayer the Father answers when we pray, “Hallowed be Thy name.” God’s Name, His Presence, His very nature and character is already holy, but we need God to be holy in us and where we live. This happens when we believe and live God’s Word.
When individuals and communities of believers hear and believe and live according to the Word of God the Lord makes holy things happen among them. Many times “holy things” happen in our lives, but we don’t often recognize it as something God did. Being aware of more “God sightings” is a beneficial exercise. This is the same experience the people had when seeing Jesus on earth. He looked so human and normal (which He is) that most people could not see that He is also God. The Father had to reveal that to those who received Him. So it was revealed to Peter and to Thomas and to the others.
God will magnify Himself among us. God is already bigger than we can imagine, but He magnifies Himself when we praise, worship, and glorify God. God becomes bigger in our hearts and minds, more and more closer to what He actually is. We need to see a big God. We need to see that He is bigger than our present problem, bigger than our cancer, bigger than our broken relationships, bigger than every daily need. God magnifies Himself according to our prayer and our need. He gives us faith to see Him as He opens our eyes. Then we see, and when we see we find out that God is a lot bigger and better than I ever imagined. So, “Come, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name forever.”