Magnify

As a young boy growing up in rural Kearney, Missouri I recall many a hot summer day spent with a magnifying glass in my hand. To my shame, the purpose was not to explore God’s creation all around me up close, but most often to burn stuff up! Tree bark, old baseballs, large weed leaves, and yes, an occasional grasshopper met their demise as the sun’s rays were greatly magnified into an intense beam that was concentrated onto a small area causing the item to burn. 

For some strange reason, our text this week of Psalm 34:1-3 brought this distant memory to mind, but with a spiritual application. As we focus our attention and praise upon the LORD, the result is to magnify Him, drawing us closer to His character and inherent “bigness”. Hindsight being what it is, how I wish now I had spent more time examining the complexity and beauty of God’s creation, and the Creator Himself over that of burning holes in stuff! 

Our goal this week is to right that wrong and learn more of the Psalmist’s exhortation to praise and magnify Him.