Worthy

To be worthy according to the dictionary is to have sufficient worth, to be deserving, to be honourable or admirable, to have merit, or value.

To have sufficient worth... I like that. When we say that Jesus is worthy of our praise, we are saying that Jesus is of sufficient worth for us to praise Him. It's true. He is of sufficient worth. But is that it? Jesus is deserving of our praise: absolutely right. He is also honourable and admirable (not either one, but both). He has merit and value. Although it is true that He has merit and value, indeed he has both, it does not seem enough - it does not satisfy my heart's desire to praise Him. He is of sufficient worth - His grace is sufficient, (Amen!) but is that it? It doesn't seem to be enough!

Jesus has more merit than anything in the universe. He is far more valuable than anything that we can attain for ourselves in life. He is more than merely sufficient. He is abundant. The gift that He offers us, that is, faith, enables us to believe that He is Lord and to consequently be saved. Thus He offers us life, everlasting life. He offers us a second chance, a chance to live a fulfilled life. We cannot life a fulfilled life without Him.

Worshipping God is what fulfils us. We're going to spend eternity doing just that, so how could it not do? In His presence, we cannot do anything but worship Him. In heaven, we will tell Him, amongst other things, that He is worthy. Who are we to tell Him so? What have we done? Praise God He has made it so that we can even be near Him, never mind call out His holy name and tell Him what He is. How awesome is His love? That we can stand before Him, gaze at Him, and praise Him?! Wow! In my opinion, the dictionary does not encapsulate the entire meaning of that adjective, but that's alright, because no words can sum up what God is anyway.