It comes not from attending how-to seminars, or hearing famous speakers, or absorbing self-improvement messages from books or tapes. I'm convinced this is the only way lasting change occurs.
Each new revelation of his love and mercy brings supernatural change. Why? Seeing his glory changes the way we live! It affects our countenance and behavior changing us from "glory to glory," making us more like him. Indeed, once we receive a revelation of God's glory, our worship can't help but change.
So, if we're to praise God both in spirit and in truth, our worship must be based on this awesome truth about him. It's based on the revelation that God gives us of himself, of his goodness, his mercy, his readiness to forgive. On the contrary, God was love and his nature was one of kindness and tender mercy!ĭo you see the incredible truth scripture is showing us here? True worship arises from hearts that are overcome by a vision of God's unmerited love for us. He saw that God wasn't just the thunder, lightning and piercing trumpet that had made him shrivel in fear. Instead, he was moved to worship: "Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped" (verse 8). Yet now, at the first sight of God's glory, Moses was no longer fearful of the Lord. This had been the basis of his face-to-face relationship with the Lord. He trembled with terror in the Lord's presence petitioning him, crying out to him, pleading with him on behalf of Israel. Up to this point, Moses had viewed the Lord as a God of law and wrath. The revelation of God's glory has powerful effects on those who receive it and pray for an understanding of it. The Lord is forever waiting to show us his love to forgive us, shower us with his mercy and restore us to himself!Ģ. And that's just what he revealed to Moses: "the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin" (Exodus 34:6-7). The way God wants us to know his glory is through the revelation of his great love toward humankind. But this isn't the glory he wants us to know him by. All such things can be a result of seeing God's glory. Often when we think about the glory of God, we think of his majesty and splendor, his power and dominion, or some manifestation in his people, such as boisterous worship. I believe this passage is absolutely essential to our understanding of who our Lord is. Then, scripture says, he revealed himself to Moses in all his glory: "The Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin" (Exodus 34:6-7). God responded by taking Moses aside and putting him in the cleft of a rock. So he pleaded with him, "Lord, show me your glory." Before then, the Lord had sent out Moses with no explanation of himself other than the words, "I AM." But Moses wanted to know something more of God. You may recall from the Old Testament that Moses got a literal glimpse of God's glory. The glory of God is a revelation of our Lord's nature and being. I've already discovered two important truths in my study of this subject:ġ. By grasping it, we unlock the door to an overcoming life! But I'm convinced the subject of God's glory has very real, practical value for every true believer. Now, this may sound like a high, lofty concept to you, one that's best left to theologians. I believe there is only one thing that can keep us going in the coming hard times and that is an understanding of God's glory.
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