{"id":271,"date":"2020-05-04T10:52:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T15:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/seminary\/?p=271"},"modified":"2020-05-04T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T15:54:16","slug":"consider-the-glory-of-the-lord-and-be-transformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/seminary\/consider-the-glory-of-the-lord-and-be-transformed\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the Glory of the Lord and Be Transformed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have You Considered the Glory of the Lord?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I was meditating on the glory of the Lord this morning in my studies of Isaiah 40. I will admit that this was partially as an assignment for one of my seminary classes<\/a> (so thank you Professor Aucoin!).<\/p>\n

Have you considered the glory of the Lord? Isaiah 40:5 says:<\/p>\n

\u201cThen the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
\nAnd all flesh will see it<\/em> together;
\nFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n

The glory of the Lord. Glory is a mysterious thing. What is it?<\/p>\n

Moses wanted to see the glory of the Lord. We see this in Exodus 33:18 where Moses said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI pray You, show me Your glory!\u201d<\/p>\n

Some may suggest that Moses was arrogant to even dare ask such a thing, and perhaps in some sense there may be some truth to that. However, I see it differently. We should daydream about the glory of the Lord and seek after it as Moses did. We should be established and rest in the glory of the Lord and proclaim it to the nations. After all, that is our divinely designed purpose.<\/p>\n

Notice that Lord did not rebuke Moses. In verses 19-20 the Lord answers Moses:<\/p>\n

\u201cI Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.\u201d But He said, \u201cYou cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!\u201d (Exodus 33:19-20).<\/p>\n

The Lord answered Moses\u2019 prayer and was gracious to him. The Lord showed Moses all the glory that he could handle, and the Lord protected Moses in the process. In verses 21-23, the Lord goes on to say:<\/p>\n

\u201cHere is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. \u00a0So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. \u00a0Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

We can only imagine what Moses saw that day. What Moses saw changed him. It made his face to glow like the sun and that was just from seeing the Lord\u2019s back! Have you ever tried to imagine about what Moses saw?<\/p>\n

Radically Changed by the Lord\u2019s Glory<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Moses is not the only person in the Scriptures who caught a glimpse of the glory of the Lord. Isaiah had seen the glory of the Lord (Isaiah 6); Peter, James, and John saw the transfigured Lord (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8-; Luke 9:28-36); and John saw Christ in all His glory on the Island of Patmos (Revelation 1:12-18). Saul encountered the glory of the Lord on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-9). To say that the glory of the Lord radically changed these people is an understatement.<\/p>\n

Have you considered the glory of the Lord? Have you sought after it with due diligence? If we are honest with ourselves, we tend to be bent on considering our own glory, and seeking after our own fame.\u00a0 As Paul Tripp says:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are glory thieves.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We have got it all backwards, inside out and upside down. We tend to make life all about us, our glory, and our fame, when we should be making life all about the glory of the Lord and His fame. Our calling, our job, is to make Him famous by reflecting His glory to the world around us.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are My witnesses,\u201d declares the Lord,
\n\u201cAnd My servant whom I have chosen,
\nSo that you may know and believe Me
\nAnd understand that I am He.
\nBefore Me there was no God formed,
\nAnd there will be none after Me.
\n\u201cI, even I, am the Lord,
\nAnd there is no savior besides Me.
\n\u201cIt is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,
\nAnd there was no strange god<\/em> among you;
\nSo you are My witnesses,\u201d declares the Lord,
\n\u201cAnd I am God\u201d (Isaiah 43:10-12).<\/p>\n

Be Captivated and Changed by the Father\u2019s Glory<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Consider the glory of the Lord today. Daydream about it as David did:<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the glorious splendor of Your majesty<\/p>\n

And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate\u201d (Psalm 145:5).<\/p>\n

Ask the Father to show you His glory and let His glory melt away the things that have captured your heart. Be captivated by the Lord, the Incomparable God. Be in awe and wonder as you gaze upon glorious splendor of His Majesty, and let Him, in all His radiant glory and holiness transform you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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