AND.

"I will exalt You.

I will exalt You.

I will exalt You.

You are my God.

My hiding place. My safe refuge.

My treasure Lord You are.

My friend and King, Anointed One.

Most Holy.

Because You're with me.

Because You're with me.

Because You're with me.

I will not fear.

My hiding place. My safe refuge.

My treasure Lord You are.

My friend and King, Anointed One.

Most Holy.

I will exalt You.

I will exalt You.

I will exalt You.

You are my God."

I've never really thought about knowing God to the extent of Him being my friend. He's always been, "just God". But you see, God is Bigger than just the person whom you put your faith in, He is more than just the big guy upstairs. God is your friend. Yours. And(!) we are His. We are His and He is ours! We give God the praise and honor He deserves because He is the best friend we could ever have AND He is our king! He plays dual roles in our lives. Just imagine being best friends with a modern day King, the chances of that seem slim. With God the wall between royalty and ordinary are torn down. We are one. We can find rest in our God. We don't have to fear because God is with us. We don't have to just worship our King anymore, we can be His friend. We can be ourselves with Him.

Exalt Him, He is your King. Trust Him, He is your friend after all.