Magnify the LORD

I was listening to John Piper's Don't Waste Your Life, and heard an interesting bit.

We are told to magnify the LORD. It is the purpose of our life. But there are two kinds of magnification.

The first is the magnification of a microscope. A microscope brings tiny little cells to the screen, magnifying them and making them look huge. This is NOT what we do with God. We do not make a small and obscure God look bigger through our lives.

Rather, the second form of magnification is correct. This form is that of a telescope. The telescope looks at things like stars and planets, which are HUGE. It brings what is large and glorious into visibility. The planet was already magnificent, but the telescope brings it into view and shows it clearly to the world.

Let's be the best telescopes ever! :D