Magnify Him
I can remember a few Christmas presents when i was younger … a Hot Wheels track with the “loop”, a SSP car with that “rip stick”, a Daisy BB gun, Schwinn bike , … these were some of my favorite presents, i guess that’s why i remember em. There was always a stocking with a variety of hard-shelled nuts, tangerines, and if i was really lucky, a pack or two of firecrackers. My brother got a present that, although not my bag, was interesting in a way … it was a chemistry set … complete with tweezers, glass test-tubes and my favorite…a “microscope”. Although it was a cheaper version of those used in a real lab, you could put an ant on that piece of glass ( of course, it wasn’t volunteering; you usually had to “subdue” it ), place it under the lens piece and check him / her out so close you could see hundreds of tiny hairs on its body. It was so cool ! A tick off o’ the dog was always a treat, too😆. After i got my BB gun, i got into shooting stuff … cans, bottles, clothespins, waspnests and any other “target” that i deemed a challenge. My BB gun was my weapon, my companion and my power over anything that dared try me … ( hey, i had a vivid imagination 😄 ). It wasn’t until i graduated up to a scoped rifle that i realized my potential, though. That scope, alot like that microscope, brought my targets so close you felt like they were near enough to touch. Microscopes, rifle scopes and magnifying glasses were some o God’s greatest inventions in my book. They took a piece of glass and curved it in such a way as to magnify the object you were focusing on, bringing it so much closer. A good telephoto camera lens will do the same thing. So…what’s the difference, or the similarities, of GOD…and magnification ? Y’ ever heard or said, “ GOD, be magnified in my life” ? Does “bringing Him closer”, magnify Him, in your eyes ? When you give Him your full attention…focus on His kingdom principles, His commandments, His promises and His love…does it make Him BIGGER in your eyes …does it MAGNIFY Him in your heart ? GOD is already SO BIG ! Our finite minds can’t even comprehend the bigness of GOD ! We don’t need microscopes, binoculars or scopes to see GOD … He’s right there inside those who have placed their faith in Him ! He takes up residence in our hearts, if we’ll allow Him access. “ The Spirit of truth …lives with you and will be in you” ( John 14:7 ). God sends the Spirit of His Son into our hearts ( Galatians 4:6 ). And, if by faith we receive Jesus as our Savior, and allow Him the Lordship of our lives, our bodies are then considered “temples of the Holy Spirit” ( 1 Corinthians 6:19 ) ! To “magnify” GOD, we glorify and exalt Him by our life-choices…the way we receive people…the way we react to hardships and troubles…the way we promote His Son, Jesus Christ…and most of all, how we love on people … starting within our own households. When we really start acknowledging GOD for who He truly is, His power and magnitude will only get bigger in our eyes and our lives … and reflecting His truth and glory in our worship, in our testimony and in our service unto HIM , won’t be a problem or have t’ be faked. Magnify Him today ! See what happens ! ( check out Cody Carnes’ song, “ Christ Be Magnified” )…it may just be what gets your focus offa you and your troubles and back on Him.