Altogether Excellent

“O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your Name in all the earth.” Psalm 8:1 and 9

How far does the excellence of God’s name extend? Is it confined to our supposedly Christian nation which we often assume is the only nation under God? Does it extend to the midst of Islamic nations which repudiate God by denying His Son? Does it exist in the midst of oppressive communistic regimes? Is His name excellent in India with its millions of false idols? The psalmist was sure that it was.

God told Isaiah that He was the God of the whole earth. Whether people worship Him or not, He is still God. All the earth is His eminent domain. He made it. He waters it. He sends the sun on the shores of every land. Our prayer lives need to be inclusive of the whole earth. He has sent His Son to die for the sins of all mankind. He has sent His Holy Spirit to convict men of sin and righteousness and judgment and those men live on the whole earth. He has in every nation those 7000 that have not bowed their knees to Baal and suffer persecution for it. As He is the God of the whole earth, we need to uphold it all before His throne of grace every day.

Dear Father, You are so great. You are not limited to our meager space but are indeed the God of the whole earth. We beseech You to uphold Your work everywhere. Amen.

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