Magnify Gadal

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The other day one of our partners in the Abundant Life Blueprint sent me a YouTube video of the Brooklyn Tabernacle singing Psalms 34. As I was watching the video the words..."Magnify the Lord and exalt his name," seemed to stand out. After this I researched the word magnify. To magnify is to make something bigger, but in the Hebrew the word for magnify is...Gadal. 

Gadal means to make great. It can also mean to praise. We can magnify God and make him bigger than all of the troubles of life. But, I think there is more. In the Abundant Life Blueprint we talk about making other people great, and this is supposed to include God. God is already great but our lives can magnify him and make his name great. As he works through us and we give him the praise it magnifies his name. 

Thinking of the word magnify reminded me of when I was a kid. Every time I got a new baseball glove by dad would engrave my name or initials onto the glove with a magnifying glass. We would go out in the sunshine and he would hover the magnifying glass over the glove. As he did this the sunshine would concentrate into a tiny dot on the glove that would start a fire. He would use the magnified power of the sunlight to engrave my name into the leather of the glove. 

As we magnify God's light in our lives it magnifies his name onto us and makes his name great. As we concentrate on him each day his light concentrates in us until it kindles a fire, making us zealous to do good. Jesus redeemed us to purify a people zealous for good works (Titus 2:14).

I am praying for you.

Daniel

P.S. Our goal in the Abundant Life Blueprint is to make each other great. If you would like to partner with us and become part of our community you can learn more here. 

Here is how we do the Daily Communions...

1) Start with the 30 Day Prayer Challenge Prayer

2) Take a few minutes to examine yourself, plan your day with God, and listen. Here are some good questions. 

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1.  What were your wins over the last 24 hours?
2. Did you have overflowing levels of peace? It is either yes or no.
3. Did you have overflowing levels of joy? It is either yes or no. 
4. What do you know to do over the next 24 hours? List little things + things you feel God is prompting.
5. What is the most important thing you feel God is teaching you over the last 24 hour?

3) Meditate on the daily communion teaching for a few minutes.

4) Take communion. At our house we take communion daily and keep a box of matzo crackers and grape juice on hand. 

5) Execute your plan with a good attitude trusting that God is helping you. 

6) The daily videos and audios guide you through this process.