"Moses said, 'Please show me your glory.' And he said, 'I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name "The Lord." ...'But,' he said, 'you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.' And the Lord said, 'Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.'" (Exodus 33:18-23).
I have found this passage interesting in the past, however, this time through I found a very significant personal application of this verse to my own life.
While reading this section I felt my heart yearn, like Moses, to see God's glory. To behold his wondrous beauty and holiness. To taste and see that He is good (Psalms 34:8). This has been a desire of my heart for a while now, but even more so now as I re-read this passage.
As I thought about this I realized that though now I cannot see God's unveiled and complete glory, one day I will. In heaven we shall God in all his blazing splendor and majesty. We will gaze upon the One who created and saved us. We will see his undefiled perfection, and we will glory in the greatness of His glory. Not only this but we will do this for eternity. Just like the old hymn says, "When we've been there, ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we've no less days to sing God's praise, than when we first begun."
For me this puts a whole new perspective on heaven. What an awesome hope and promise: we get to see God's glory, not just the edge but the whole, forever. We will never have to stop gazing at the grandeur of our God, and we will never have to stop praising Him for His greatness. Hallelujah!
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I can't wait!!!
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