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The Glory of GodPsalm 19:1 The heavens are telling the glory of God and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made… These verses very quickly distract us towards the awesome majesty of creation itself, the general revelation of nature. The scientific details are overwhelming and also serve to provide ample room for debate and argument about the meaning of it all. Creation was never meant to divide us but rather to unite us under a reverent “fear of God”. Not the “fear of God” that is sheer terror, but the “fear of God” that is breathtaking and thought-provoking. Taking a closer look at Psalm 19, we find in verse 7 a sudden shift from the glory of creation with respect to its mechanisms towards a parallel to wisdom, righteousness and the restoration power of God’s work in our lives. We fail to notice that there is link between God’s work in creation and His work in His greatest creation, humanity. Mankind is the pinnacle of creation made for fellowship with God, destined for a glory only realized in the perfection of God’s grace, seen only in the sanctifying work of His Holy Spirit. The context of Romans 1 is at the other end of the spectrum as it dismisses all excuse for unbelief. The universe demands a God with infinite power and the eternal nature that transcends all of space and time. The necessity of God is undeniable only in the mind that hates truth; even still… the resonating theme of how all that has been made points to the everlasting love of God. There is no excuse for missing this “fact of nature” that compels us to affirm “the fact of God’s super nature”. There is much to know and learn about the facts of nature that will not be addressed on this page; rather, we seek to know what God’s glory is really all about. Though we know that the glory of God is so brilliant that to see it would destroy our physical being, is that the best that God has to offer us in the apprehension of His nature? I think not. God never finds glory in how small we are, but rather in how large His love for us is. In Exodus 33:18, Moses requests to see God’s glory. God refuses in order to spare his servants life; instead, God reveals His goodness and declares its features in terms of grace and compassion. Think of it … the Lord Almighty’s first display of glory was the power of grace and compassion, not just His mighty and infinite power. In many ways, God’s greatest glory is what He’s done to save you, what He’s doing to conform you to the image of His Son, and what He’ll finish some day when you see Him face to face and hear the words, “Well done, My good and faithful servant.” Think about it… |
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