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| “My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty. |
| —Malachi 1:11 |
No, I’m not making this blog post a plea for your money. Instead, I am contemplating this verse of Scripture that records God’s own words through the pen of the Prophet Malachi, as recorded in Malachi 1:11:
“My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.
The offering I’m soliciting from you, dear reader, on this particular day, is an offering of praise and thanksgiving to the God who loved us and sent His Son, Jesus, to die in our place on the cross of Calvary. Truly, His name—God’s name—has been, is now, and will forever be, great among the nations of the earth.
He has revealed Himself in His creation. He has revealed Himself through His Son, Jesus. And, He continues to reveal Himself through the precious Holy Spirit.
Can you think of someone who, when you hear his or her name, you find yourself responding with a sense of deep respect, amazing awe, and even a deep love?
Certain national leaders from the distant past come to my mind: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Abigail Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, and Jane Addams. I have similar feelings of respect for Marconi, Edison, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Stephanie Kwolek, and other inventors; for authors such as Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, C. S. Lewis, and other great writers; for certain spiritual leaders such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield, John and Charles Wesley, Harriet Livermore, Phoebe Palmer, Charles G. Finney, Charles H. Spurgeon, Olive M. Winchester, D. Martin Lloyd-Jones, Donald Grey Barnhouse, Billy Graham, James Montgomery Boice, and others. In each case, these ones I hold dear had flaws and foibles, but still each one contributed significantly in some way to the sphere in which he or she held influence.
Imagine now having respect for One who is perfect in every way. This One has, in fact, created all things and caused all things to hold together. He is the creator and true embodiment of love. He is the giver of mercy and grace. He is the judge and justifier of all.
Is it any wonder that God declares through the Prophet Malachi: “My name will be great among the nations.” How fortunate we are that He has loved us and chosen us to belong to Himself. He is our God and we are His people.
