Thursday, December 9, 2004
Isaiah 40:5a And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it.
GLORY
The sun was just beginning its escape on the far horizon. A few lazy gulls were circling near the shoreline. The streaks of red, orange, and purple crept across the sky providing a breathtaking sunset. What a glorious sight it was! You too have seen things in the natural world, I am sure, that simply make you stop and say, "That's the glory of God!" It's true that God shows us His glory often in nature for He is present there with His divine hand-- showing us just how majestic, wonderful, and awesome He really is.
Yet the greatest revelation of God's glory isn't found in the sky or in the sea or in looking at fabulous mountains and canyons. It is found in a humble cattle stall. In a trough where animals lately fed. Look on the face of Jesus Christ. Isn't this birth which we await so eagerly the most glorious sight? Isn't this what Isaiah saw when He said, "And the glory of the LORD will be revealed"? Isn't it at Bethlehem where we really see how majestic, wonderful, and awesome our God is? Here He sends His only begotten Son into the world to suffer and die-- to bear such a load of sin and guilt-- just so that we, undeserving as we are, can shine in glorious day!
To my mind, Christ Himself is the glory of God. For He shows us the Father's heart and is surely the greatest thing ever revealed to the eye of man. 