This week, I have been ruminating on Psalm 145. It is a great psalm about God’s greatness. The first verse goes like this:
I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever. (Psalm 145:1, ESV)
There is something very exciting to me about the fact that Jesus is more than just a carpenter- that he is the King of Kings, the Sovereign ruler over every other possible ruler that has ever existed. One of my favorite verses is in Ephesians.
…that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. (Ephesians 1:20-21)
Jesus is “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion.” And he’s my savior! I just do not deserve such goodness.
This week, I have been reminding myself in prayer that I will “extol Jesus, my God and King, and bless his name forever and ever.” May God continue to draw me closer to him so that I bless his name, which is far above any other name that I might be tempted to praise.