I Exalt You, O God : Encountering His Greatness in Your Private Worship

by BRIDGES, JERRY

• ISBN13: 9781578564217
• ISBN10: 1578564212
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press

Summary

Hungering and thirsting for God's majesty As the world becomes ever more impersonal, hectic, and stressful, our hunger grows for the reality of God's greatness in our lives. We seek moments of personal worship and praise to God...we desire His awesome presence. Now Jerry Bridges, one of this generation's most influential and personal Christian writers, guides you into God's throne room for an intensely personal time of worship. You'll exalt God for... His Greatness...beyond measure, beyond compare His Holiness...transcendent majesty His Wisdom...skill and splendor on display His Love...the infinite love of an amazing Father for His child Along with clear, compelling, biblical teaching on these four aspects of God's nature, I Exalt You, O God includes a generous scattering of prayers that will guide your heart into reverent praise and thanksgiving. As a result, you'll come away with a fresh and deeper desire to fall before God's presence with heartfelt praise for the vastness and the wonder of His greatness, His holiness, His wisdom, and His love.

Author Biography

<b>Jerry Bridges</b> is one of the best known and most trusted Christian writers today. The former vice-president for corporate affairs of the Navigators, he continues to serve as a Navigators staff member, ministering to college students, churches, and other groups around the world. His first book, The Pursuit of Holiness, has sold over one million copies. He is also the author of The Practice of Godliness, Trusting God, Transforming Grace, The Discipline of Grace (winner of the ECPA Gold Medallion award), and The Joy of Fearing God, from which this book is adapted. Jerry lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.<br><br>

Table of Contents

Introduction: He Is Worthy	1	(24)
Part I: For Your Greatness, O God, I Exalt You
God Plays for Keeps	25	(4)
To Fear Him Is to Trust Him	29	(3)
He Is Infinitely Great	32	(4)
Infinitely Greater than Nature	36	(6)
Infinitely Greater than the Nations	42	(7)
To Trust Him More	49	(4)
An Awesomeness to Cherish	53	(8)
Part II: For Your Holiness, O God, I Exalt You
Totally Set Apart	61	(4)
Glorious Perfection	65	(4)
More than Moral Purity	69	(3)
Luster and Brilliance	72	(3)
No Darkness at All	75	(3)
The Only Appropriate Response	78	(5)
Holy Justice, Holy Mercy	83	(4)
His Holiness and Mine	87	(5)
Only by His Blood	92	(7)
Part III: For Your Wisdom, O God, I Exalt You
His Wisdom on Display	99	(6)
Skill and Judgment to Admire	105	(3)
How Many Indeed!	108	(4)
Overwhelmed	112	(4)
The Wonders of His Providence	116	(5)
A Mystery Too High	121	(5)
Wisdom's Climax	126	(4)
Everything Orchestrated for Good	130	(4)
Wanting My Trust---Not My Advice	134	(7)
Part IV: For Your Love, O Lord, I Exalt You
A Healthy Tension	141	(6)
The Father's Pain	147	(8)
God's Wrath Against Me Turned Aside	155	(5)
Jesus Died for Me	160	(5)
Rich in Grace, Rich in Mercy	165	(6)
In Grace I Stand	171	(8)
Notes	179	(2)
Scripture Index	181