Key scripture – “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together” (Psalm 34:3, ESV)!

Think about the last time you drove for hours, and how you always know when it is time to pull over because you get to the point that your eyes glaze over and you just can’t go any further.

Pastor, James McDonald says that the same is true in life. There are times when we need fresh eyes. We need to pull over and get a new perspective.

Often God lovingly pulls us over and makes us stop what we are doing—maybe through a health crisis, or the loss of a job, or a loved one, or a financial crisis—because He knows we need to see things differently. Actually, He wants us to see Him differently.

Over and over in Scripture, when people came to a critical juncture in their lives, they got a fresh view of God. Moses got it. Elijah got it. Abraham, Isaiah, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, got it. And guess what? You’ve got to get it too.

Your Heavenly Father may be saying to you right now, “All right. I want you get back to who I am.” So when He pulls you over it brings you to a new perspective of Him.

That’s why the psalmist says, “Oh, magnify the LORD with me!” It’s not that we need to make God bigger than He is. We need to see God for His actual greatness. We need to see our problems in proportion to the majesty of Almighty God. When we picture God as a small God then our problems look big. When we see God for who He is, a BIG GOD, then our problems look small.

“Greatness” and “majesty” are good words to describe God, but an even better word is “transcendence.” The word transcendence means surpassing, beyond, above in excellence, in splendor, in majesty, in attribute, in beauty. Beyond all else. Beyond compare. It’s what you feel on a mountaintop, looking out over a valley or an ocean, or what you feel when you look out over a field of beautiful flowers.

You need a fresh view of the greatness of God, or you’re not going to have the strength for what’s to come. Let God take you apart and get your attention so that you see His majesty, hear His Word, and taste His goodness. If you’re losing that sense of the transcendence of God, it’s time to pull over.

What is it in your life right now that threatens to keep you from seeing the transcendence of God? Confess that to the Lord and ask Him to remind you of His greatness and His power to change how you see Him.

Pray this – Our Precious Heavenly Father, I agree with the psalmist who wrote, “Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised” (Psalm 48)! Thank You for lovingly pulling me over to give me a renewed view of Yourself. I confess that I am tempted to see my problems as big and You as small. But You are a Big Big God and a Good Father who knows how to give good gifts to Your children, so give me a fresh glimpse today of Your transcendence, Your excellence, splendor, majesty, and beauty. Help me to always remember and never take for granted who You are, The Lord God Almighty, The Maker of Heaven and Earth and to always give You praise. I will “Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 150:1-6). I want to always see and understand Your greatness, give me the wisdom I need to do that. Greater is He that is in me, then He that is in the world. I pray in the Precious Name of Jesus, Amen.