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June Devotional

The Magnifying Glass of Praise!

I remember when I was just a little girl and I would dig my father's old magnifying glass out of the junk drawer in his desk. I remember the thrill, on a hot summer's afternoon, of using that magnifying glass in great wonder as I inspected blades of grass, the middle of flowers, the creases on a worm's body and even a bug or two!!

The object that I was studying would become gigantic in size and I was able to intricately observe the details of this small piece of creation under the miraculous lens. When using the magnifying glass, I could suddenly see magnificent facets that were hidden to my ten year old eyes.

When I pulled the magnifying glass away from the object of interest, the bug or flower or blade of grass became common in size once again. You see, I was not changing the size of the object by using the magnifying glass, I was simply changing my perspective.

"Magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together!" commands Psalm 34:3. It is time to take out the magnifying glass of praise and worship and to change your perspective of Who God is! When we praise the Lord, we are magnifying Him with our spiritual eyes. We do not have the power to make Him any greater than He already is ... but we do have the power to change our perspective of His greatness! It is truly a miraculous point of view!

When you worship the Lord, you will be able to observe facets of His character that you are not able to see when you are whining or complaining or embracing depression. When we choose to sing a song of praise ... or breathe a prayer of thanksgiving ... suddenly the God of the Universe fills the lens of our spiritual view and we are in awe of His greatness!

I hope that you will spend some time during this first month of summer enjoying God's creation ... I also hope that you will remember to find the magnifying glass of praise and change your perspective of Who God is! You will be captured by His wonder and His power when you choose to magnify the Lord!