The Declarer
Today is the 75th National Day of Prayer, and as communities across America gather to commemorate and pray, we will be doing so under the overarching theme of 1 Chronicles 16:24: “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.”
Did you notice the passage’s nod to one of our core themes and goals? I’ll bet you did because this is becoming an ingrained habit for us!
The goal is always God’s glory! All that God has made—including you and me—is for the express purpose of bringing Him glory! Our God has done mighty things, and He wants it to be known among the nations! He is a jealous God, and while He desires that none would perish (2 Pet. 3:9), His righteousness demands His glory be the ultimate end!
It is all about Him, it is all for Him, and it is all due Him.
But here is where it gets truly amazing. You serve a God who, while emphatically asserting it is all about Him, has chosen to assign you a critical role in His ultimate plan. While He could have achieved His aim simply by divine fiat, He chose to entangle His glory with you. He chose to stoop low in order to give you a starring role. He chose to be with you!
You are not simply an uninvolved bystander or a passive observer to this cosmic act. You have an assignment—an irreplaceable and invaluable mission! Did you see it? Did you notice?
You, my friend, are the Declarer! While it is God’s glory that is to be spread to the nations, and while it is His marvelous deeds that will be told to all people, it is you who will tell of them! It is from your lips that these magnificent Truths are to be made known! It is by way of your declarations that God’s perfect and holy mission and mandate will be realized!
I can never consider this reality without asking, “Why?” Why did God do it this way? Why did He risk everything to call us into this role? Why?
My friend, the full thread of scripture is repeatedly clear: God did it this way not because He had to, but because He wanted relationship with you. Ezekiel 37:27 says, “My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
The glory belongs to God. But you are God’s dwelling place. And my friend, you are the Declarer! You are the transport and the mobility for the Good News and the mighty deeds of your God! You are the way in which the world is to come into contact with Him. He did it this way because He desire relationship with you, but the stakes are high. Those who do not yet know Him need you. Step into your role and declare His Truth today!