Beauty of Holiness

"Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, give unto the LORD glory and strength. ² Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."

Psalm 29:1-2

Without doing a thing, God is awesome in glory and beautiful in holiness.  He is pure, perfect, almighty and righteous in all His ways without changing.  There is no created thing in heaven or earth that can compare with His goodness and unfailing faithfulness.  David urged all people to give worship to the LORD for His glory and strength in the beauty of holiness.  His beauty is not merely observed but personally experienced by those who love Him and His appearing.

A song by Oasis Worship that leans into worship of God for who He is is titled, "You Are Beautiful Beyond Description."  The song goes:

You are beautiful beyond description

Too marvellous for words

Too wonderful for comprehension

Like nothing ever seen or heard

Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom

Who can fathom the depth of Your love

You are beautiful beyond description

Majesty enthroned above...

As our lives plod on there are more things we appreciate and love about God, and His beauty of holiness ought to be one of them.  It is fitting we love God for the wonderful things He has done, and we ought to always acknowledge how glorious He is.  When we find God's character compelling in itself, we can praise the LORD and bow before Him reverently even when He allows or does things we do not understand.  This is why worship of God for who He is establishes a foundation of worship for all seasons of life regardless of what happens.  If our worship or thanks of God is shallow, only showing gratitude or thanks for what we see as beneficial according to our preferences, we will be disillusioned in the difficult and troubling seasons of life God allows so we can be strengthened in faith, realise on a deeper level how much we need Him, and how faithful He is to His word and us continually.

The ugliness of sin and the devastation of the world cannot tarnish God's goodness or glory.  On the contrary, God's love and goodness is a stark contrast to the world under Satan's sway that has rebelled from God and His righteous ways.  It is ironic those who do no believe in God will blame God for the wrongs in the world instead of acknowledging the self-evident truth:  "There is none righteous, no not one."  As Jesus declared there is no one good except God, and thus He is worthy of all our worship and praise.  Having had our eyes opened by faith in Jesus, let us praise and worship God in the beauty of holiness because of His goodness, wisdom and otherness from humanity steeped in sin.  That God would be scarred for our sin so we could be redeemed and reconciled to God is awesome indeed.