"...his greatness no one can fathom"

Reading Psalm 145:1-3

"I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise you and extol your name
for ever and ever.
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom."

All kinds of thoughts, both great and small, occupy our minds. Everything we think about has an impact on us. Those things that we think about every day for an extended period of time begin to shape us and become formative to our character. This is why it is important to be conscious of our thought life and of what is dominating our minds. David makes a conscious choice to exalt God in his thoughts. He intends to do this regularly ("every day") for an extended period of time ("for ever and ever"). Think of the effect that this choice will have over a lifetime. Our problems, worries, fears, tend to have an intimidating effect on us. Yet, as great as our troubles may seem, God is greater: "his greatness no one can fathom." When we remind ourselves of this "every day" and "for ever and ever" our life begins to appear differently to us than it did when we lived without choosing to cultivate great thoughts of God. Of course, we can allow God to be absent from our minds and fail to receive the comfort and assurance that comes from thinking of him. Even then we don't change the fact that no one can fathom the greatness of God. What are you thinking about today?