How Excellent Is Thy Name

 ^“ O Lord our Lord, how Excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! who hast set Thy glory above the heavens. When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast Ordained; What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visits him? O Lord our Lord, how Excellent is Thy Name in all the earth!"  ~ Psalm 8:1, 3-4, 9      

As we meditate upon the “Goodness of God” and think of the glorious inheritance that He has prepared for us, we can’t help but voice the Words of the Psalmist: “How Excellent is Thy Name O Lord our God!” Today we consider the Power of the Name of Jesus!  It is an Excellent Power of Love and Mercy which He has bestowed upon His people. His Name is full of Glory, so such that our vocabulary cannot express in words, His powerful Greatness! King David, a man after God’s own heart, has proclaimed it and declared that our enemies can be ‘stilled’ by God’s Excellent Name!  He has poured forth His greatest Glory in His Son and at “The Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;” ~  Phil. 2:10. The next time satan invades your mind to worry, just say to him – “bow to Jesus!” – things under the earth can be stilled by the Excellency of Jesus Holy Name! O Church Scripture tells us “Our help is in the Name of the Lord, He who made the heavens and the earth!” We are called upon to “Praise Him for His Mighty Acts and according to His Excellent Greatness!” There was once a day when even those who did not believe in Him, reverence Him, but alas that day is gone as wickedness prevails. The very thought of taking His Excellent Name off of our “Pledge of Allegiance” would be a gross immoral mistake, for we are His Country!  Jesus received the same Excellency regarding His Name!  2 Pet. 1:17-18 – “For Jesus received from God the Father Honour and Glory, when there came such a Voice to Him from the Excellent Glory, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I Am well pleased. And this Voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the Holy Mount.” – and then a ‘warning’ is heard – VS19 “We have also a more Sure Word of Prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a Light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the Day Star arises in your hearts:” I hear the strains of “His Name is Wonderful, just now in my Spirit! O Lord we rise to Worship You!  Love, Pastor

 

The Benediction:

How Excellent is Thy Name, heavenly Father, truly in all the earth as Your Word proclaims! You are Excellent in Power, in Mercy, and in Grace, we Honour and Worship You! O God, place it in our heart to remember Your greatness and the Power of Your Salvation! Saturate us with the Anointing of Your Precious Holy Ghost until we are overwhelmed with Your Presence! May healing be our portion today, for you have given us a great Physician in Whose Stripes bring forth Healing. Surround our families with Your Precious Blood and keep them safe and bring Salvation to all I Pray! Thank you Jesus, for You give us Hope and forgiveness! In this we are greatly Blessed! We ask these things in the Holy Name of our Father, and In the Name of Jesus and the Power of the Holy Ghost! Amen!