Moses said, "Please. Let me see your Glory."
GOD said, "I will make my Goodness pass right in front of you; I'll call out the name, GOD, right before you. I'll treat well whomever I want to treat well and I'll be kind to whomever I want to be kind."
GOD continued, "But you may not see my face. No one can see me and live."
GOD said, "Look, here is a place right beside me. Put yourself on this rock.
When my Glory passes by, I'll put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with my hand until I've passed by.
Then I'll take my hand away and you'll see my back. But you won't see my face." Ex. 33:18-23 -Msg-
When uncle Moses came down from the mountain, the Israelites where afraid, because his face was GLOWING… Glowing, because of the glory of God. Because he was in the presence of God. The Israelites were afraid of God’s glory, glory that was already fading. Moses started to wear a veil to cover His face, but when ever he entered the presence of God he removed the veil.
After I read this for the first time, I asked myself when last God’s glory was GLOWING in my face, so much so that people look at me with fear… Is this possible?
I know I am no theologian, so I humbly apologize if I by accident quote things out of context, but I would still like to mention some things that stood out to me.
Moses covered His face, but unveiled himself every time he entered God’s presence. Since then, God’s Spirit has been released within us… SO we are ALWAYS in the presence of our Lord. Therefore we should and can live with unveiled faces!
Do I cover my face? Am I ashamed of the Gospel from time to time? Am I TRULY shining God’s glory in the darkness?
But we all, with our face having been unveiled, having beheld the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are being changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Lord Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:18 -MKJV-
My real question is if I am truly seeking God’s face with all my heart? I believe there is still some parts of my heart that I am trying to keep for myself. I want to seek GOD’s face with ALL my heart. I believe that it is possible to GLOW, REALLY GLOW with God’s glory… Am I being changed from glory to glory? I want to seek God’ face, I want Him to pass me by, close my eyes and allow me to see him from behind… I want to shine His glory… And I want to shine because of His glory! I want to be changed from glory to glory!
The message says it beautifully,
All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him. 2 Cor. 3:18 -Msg-
I also realized that it is not about shining faces, but about the reason the face glows!! The more time we spend with our Father, the more we will become like Him. The more we become like our Father, the clearer people will see Him, His glory, His fullness.
I think it’s time we should start worrying about what really matters in life… Spending time with the Creator of life… Spend time with Life itself, so we can give life to others! Its time to GLOW! It’s time to be changed from glory to glory… We can’t be in the presence of God and NOT be changed by His glory…
I believe it’s possible… So go and glow… Be the light in the darkness…
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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2 comments:
Good blog! It's definately possible, so I guess the question at the end of the day is: "How much do you want it?"
Some days it's like I wake up and realise I haven't connected with God in a while and I'm forced to ask myself, "So then what exactly have I been doing?" Cause whatever it was, if it wasn't plugged into and flowing out of God, it was pretty pointless..
In the past it was ok to talk about 'quiet times' and 'making time for God.' But as we mature, I am learning that every part of my life flows out of my relationship with Him. It's like living from a constant fountain of living water. Whenever I venture outside of the fountain it's like death and decay automically start creeping into every area of my life.
Let's work to stay in the fountain, so that we can face the world with unveiled faces...
Ah yes
Thank you, Waldi.
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