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Mon, 19 May 2014 13:30

james
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Location: Birmingham, AL

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Thoughts on Beholding The Glory of God...

"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost.

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus The LORD, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." II Corinthians 4:3-6

Gary has brought out in searching the 'gospels' the importance of being able to "see" and "hear" the good news of God's grace. I've been mediating and pondering the depths of God's Grace and The Gospel, and the ultimate purpose of God as revealed in scripture. God's Word reveals His character and attributes, it reveals His will for mankind, and it reveals His plan of salvation through Jesus Christ. But the revelation of Him and His plan for redemption of man has a purpose deeper than just keeping us from His wrath and judgment; He wants us to be able to "Behold" [see] His Glory. In the Corinthian letter He [God] uses Paul to share with the church how that the gospel [good news] of Christ (who is the image of God) who shine light upon those who recieved it and open their [our] eyes. Verse six tells us that God Himself shined that light into our hearts (so that we now see), and what do we see? What does He want us to see?

"Knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." He wants us to see His glory and it's only through Christs' sacrifice at Calvary and resurrection that we can be restored unto God, and by that cleansing power of His shed Blood we can begin to Behold The Glory of God. We can't obey the instruction to "glorify God" in all our actions if we haven't been able to "see" Him as He desires us to see Him and learn to give Him glory through worship and praise. Isaiah 40:9 is part of the prophecy Isaiah was giving of when all things will be restored, sins pardoned, and God's glory revealed, His Word is once more declared to be everlasting, and the good news cried out, to "Behold your GOD."

Remember no one could behold God in His glory due to mans' sin, even Moses had to hid in the rocks to only see the passing by of God's Glory and even that caused his face to shine. But through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ the day will come when we [and all the saints who have gone on before us] will behold the Glory of God even as He desires. But even now He wants us to learn to 'see' His Glory daily as we gaze with spiritual eyes upon our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ {who is the image of God] to bring glory and honor unto Him by our lives. The promise of a day coming when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess Jesus Christ as Lord is easier to understand when we begin to see the glory of God and realize that when all men behold His Glory there can be nothing else for them to do except confess who He is...The Glory of God will be such that no man can or could deny it...as we "Behold our God"

This is cause for Christians to share this great news, knowing that even though Satan has blinded many peoples eyes, through the living water of God's Word presented in love, the truth can and will set free the captives....that, they too, may know the one true God and Jesus Christ our Saviour, to behold God in His great Glory.

Beautiful song titled "Behold Our God" by Sovereign Grace Music:

[chorus]

Behold our God seated on His throne

Come, let us adore Him

Behold our King-nothing can compare

Come, let us adore Him

[Updated on: Tue, 20 May 2014 13:40]

“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us,”

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