When
Moses asked God to show him His glory, the Lord responded with "I will
make My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the
Lord" (Ex 33:19).
God's response to Moses request was to hide him in the cleft of a rock, pass by, and proclaim: "The Lord, the Lord, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness and truth..." (Ex 34:7).
God didn't simply pass by in a bright cloud...that was not the totality of His glory. God proclaimed his attributes to Moses. God and His attributes, His characteristics, are inseparable-these are the elements of His glory. The beauty of His glory is in the perfection of His character!
Jesus was called the 'sole expression of the glory of God' and the 'perfect imprint of God's nature' (Heb 1:3). The glory of God was manifested through Jesus not only in His death, but through His example of the perfect character of God in His life.
Bring His glory to the earth in your everyday life, live in His image. You may be amazed at the presence of God in your life as you do so!
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us....we have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son...full of grace and truth (Jn 1:14).
God's response to Moses request was to hide him in the cleft of a rock, pass by, and proclaim: "The Lord, the Lord, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness and truth..." (Ex 34:7).
God didn't simply pass by in a bright cloud...that was not the totality of His glory. God proclaimed his attributes to Moses. God and His attributes, His characteristics, are inseparable-these are the elements of His glory. The beauty of His glory is in the perfection of His character!
Jesus was called the 'sole expression of the glory of God' and the 'perfect imprint of God's nature' (Heb 1:3). The glory of God was manifested through Jesus not only in His death, but through His example of the perfect character of God in His life.
Bring His glory to the earth in your everyday life, live in His image. You may be amazed at the presence of God in your life as you do so!
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us....we have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son...full of grace and truth (Jn 1:14).
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