APRIL 14

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Exodus 24:17

“The sight of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.”

Psalm 19:1

“The heavens declare the glory of God;  and the firmament shows His handiwork.”

Psalm 115:1

“Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.”

Isaiah 60:9

“The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory.”

Isaiah 62:3

“You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God.”

Acts 7:55

“But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,”

Romans 3:23

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

EL HAKKOVOD

THE GOD OF GLORY

Psalm 29:3

“the voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.”

No doubt you’ve encountered sights in nature that stopped you in your tracks and took your breath away:  a snow-covered peak that touched the clouds, or a  meteor shower that electrified the night sky before your eyes. How about a massive tornado on the Horizon?  In the face of such natural wonders, we often feel overwhelmed and small ~ and fearful.

Transcendent moments like these can be wonderful and terrible at once.  They can fill us with delight or dread.  But as awesome as these created things are, they pale next to the Creator who made them.  If they are glorious, He is infinitely more so.

The Hebrew word translated “glory” is KAVOD.  It  means “heavy or weighty”  That’s what glory is.  Those beautiful scenes weigh on your mind, and they press in on your heart.  In a real way, as the unforgettable handiwork of a great artist, they point us back to the source of all glory.

Moses boldly said to God, “Show me Your glory.” God replied, “You cannot see my face, for no one may see Me and live.”  God’s pure, full, unfiltered essence was too powerful, His face too wonderful to behold.  Yet, God allowed Moses to see His back – just a quick, tantalizing taste of the glory that He possesses.  This was in Exodus 33:18-23.

Fast forward to the New Testament.  In his gospel, the apostle John declared that Jesus, the Word, “made His dwelling among us.  We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”   Later in the book of Revelation – John’s eye-opening glimpse of the end of history, his spine-tingling peek into forever – he wrote of the hope of all believers:  “They will see His face.”  See this in Revelation 22:4.

We were made by the God of Glory for a glorious life and a glorious future.  We were made for glory.

Today your challenge is simple:  Marvel at God’s Word.  Wonder at His world.  Then fall to your knees and worship the God of Glory.

What image from nature or a place in creation helps you best catch a glimpse of the glory of God?

PRAYER

GOD OF GLORY. Your glory is beyond human comprehension.  Yet, in moments of transcendence, I am filled with wonder, awe and fear.  I worship You now.  Amen.

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