Psalm 92:8

Main Thought: As we see throughout the Scriptures, our worship and adoration of God is related directly to whether or not we have a high or low view of God. We find that David had a high view of the person of God, which he expresses in this brief verse, where he speaks of God’s majesty, glory, and eternal nature. He goes on to speak of this glory of God in many other Psalms. In Psalm 7:17, he speaks of singing praise to “the name of Yahweh Most High.” In Psalm 21:7 he speaks of the mercy of the Most High. In Psalm 46:4, David writes of “the holy dwelling places of the Most High”, and in Psalm 47:2 he writes “Yahweh Most High is fearsome, a great King over all the earth.” We also find this adoration, praise, and worship in the great saints of the Old and New Testaments. We see it in Noah, that when he came off the ark, he worshipped God and made a sacrifice to Him (Gen. 8:20). We find Abraham making a sacrifice and worshipping God when the covenant with Abraham was confirmed by God himself (Gen. 17:1-27). When God revealed himself to Moses from the burning bush, Moses fell down in worship before Him (Ex. 3:1-22). Then when we look into the New Testament, we see men falling in worship to Christ, because they saw Him as God revealed in flesh. The leper in Matthew 8:2, seeking cleansing from Jesus, bowed down before Him and called him Lord. In Matthew 9:18, the synagogue official, seeing Him as Lord and seeking healing for his daughter, fell down in worship at His feet. And when Jesus ascended to the Father (Luke 24:50-53), we are told His followers worshiped Him. Worship begins with our relationship with God; only those who know Him really have a desire to worship Him. However, after this, the desire and the depth of our worship are related to how we see God. Do we have a low view of God, that He is just some occasional helper, intervening in our lives only when we ask, or do we view Him as David did, the Most High God, lifted up in holiness, power, and majesty, not just a part of our lives when we invite Him, but moving in our lives in every moment of every day to perfect holiness in us, secure our eternal salvation which He has promised, and providing for us every spiritual and physical need we have? This is how David sees him here, this is how the Old Testament believers saw Him, and this is how those who saw Him in His ministry here on earth viewed Him. Do you see Him in this way, or is your view of God such that you do not worship Him as you ought, seeing worship as only an occasional necessity? If so, then read the Psalms, the Old Testament accounts of believers, and the Gospels. In these Scriptures, you will see God the Father and the Son high and lifted up in majesty and glory, and soon your soul will greatly desire to worship Him in “Spirit and in truth” (John 4:23).