“God of our salvation, help us, for the glory of your name. Rescue us and atone for our sins, for your name’s sake.” (v. 9)

Our experience of salvation is so personal that we sometimes forget its purpose.

Yes, this God loves you, and His Son is given so that you might know everlasting and abundant and forgiven life. The Gospel is for your specific good, by grace.

But it’s not about you.

(OK, it’s not just about you.)

The salvation that is for your good is ultimately about the glory of His name. Everything about the Gospel—from the Promise to the Passion—is the theater for God’s glory. The whole of history magnifies Jesus—and that includes your story!

We worship with gratitude. And we do it, because the freedom we’ve received is intensely and intimately known by us.

But all of it—His help, His rescue, His atonement—is about His glory.

— Tyler