The holy Scripture speaks of "the majesty of God." The term 'majesty' might be a little foreign to us. It comes from a Greek word meaning greatness. When we ascribe 'majesty' to someone, we are acknowledging greatness in that person and voicing our respect for that greatness.
'Majesty' is a word used in holy Scripture to express the greatness of our God and Maker. David speaks to that in Psa. 145:5: "On the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wonderful works, I will meditate." When Peter recalls the transfiguration of Jesus, he speaks of being an eyewitness of His majesty (II Pet. 1:16). The Hebrew writer speaks of Jesus after making purification for sins sat down "at the right hand of the Majesty on high." (Heb. 1:3) Jesus as our high priest has taken His seat "at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens." (Heb. 8:1)
When we read the word 'majesty' in Scripture, when applied to God, it is always a declaration of His greatness and an invitation to worship. God is so far above us in greatness and His greatness should be meditated upon and worshiped. The psalmist was right when he penned, "Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker." (Psa. 95:6) What would lead one to do such? "For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods. In whose hand are the depths of the earth, the peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it, and His hands formed the dry land." (Psa. 95:3-5) Maybe the reason our worship is so shallow and our lives are so feeble is because we fail to see the real majesty of our God and Lord? Maybe that's why so many are looking to 'jazz' things up a little to make our worship more majestic which draws people away from the majesty of God and substitutes our gifts as majestic!
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