July 7th~The Thrill of Our Hearts

Psalm 92-97

We covered another set of six psalms, all having to do with praising God for who He is and what He’s done. I was so encouraged that I read them over and over. The might and majesty of the Lord are a constant source of joy and hope for me. I can relate to the psalmist when he wrote, “You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me!” (92:4). Consider again some of these magnificent descriptions:

“O Lord, what great miracles you do, and how deep are Your thoughts! You are just! You are my rock! There is nothing but goodness in You” (92:5, 15).

“The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty and armed with strength. Your throne has been established from time immemorial. You Yourself are from the everlasting past. The mighty oceans have roared like thunder, but the Lord is mightier than these! Your royal decrees cannot be changed. The nature of Your reign, O Lord, is holiness forever” (93:1-3, 5).

“The Lord is a great God, the great King above all gods. He owns the depths of the earth; even the mightiest mountains are His. The sea belongs to Him, for He made it. His hands formed the dry land too. Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for He is our God. We are the people He watches over, the sheep under His care” (95:3-7).

“Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be revered above all the gods. The gods of other nations are merely idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Honor and majesty surround Him; strength and beauty are His... Give to the Lord the glory that He deserves” (96:4-6, 8).

“The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice... Those who worship idols are disgraced, all who brag about their worthless gods, for every god must bow to Him. For You, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods” (97:1, 7, 9).

Daily Reflection

When we refer to something or someone as a “thrill” today, we are summarizing an emotional sensation, a tingling or shivering that we have experienced; but, the origin of the word “thrill” is much deeper, much more significant than that. To thrill means to drill, to pierce, or to penetrate to the core, as with something sharp.

The knowledge of who God is and what He’s done for us is not simply meant to wow us or make us feel good somehow; rather the reality of our God bores a hole to our heart and fulfills a need only He can meet. He is not a thrill to us like a rollercoaster ride, a touching story, or a cold wind. He is the thrill of our souls, and the thought of Him, though hard for us to imagine at times, delights us deeply in a way that nothing else and no one else can.

How would you describe this thrill when you think of God? What about Him thrills you most?

When David tried to describe this thrill, he said, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is too great for me to understand” (Psalm 139:6). Oh what a thrill our God is!

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