Dearly beloved,
The Lord Jesus said, “Let your light shine before
men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
How should we glorify the Father?
Moses
was an ordinary man like us. But when he glorified the Lord by waiting
in His presence on Mount Sinai for forty days and forty nights without
eating bread or drinking water, he received a divine experience. As he
came down from Mount Sinai after forty days, the people were afraid to
go near him since the skin of his face shone for he had been in the
presence of God (Exodus 34:29,30).
Similarly, when Solomon had
finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt
offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the
temple. Hence the priests could not enter it. When all the Israelites
saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple,
they knelt down with their faces to the ground and worshipped and
praised the Lord, saying, "He is good; His love endures forever."
Once,
when a man of God was praying in his room, he suddenly heard someone
knocking at his door. When he went and opened the door, he saw a man
standing there. On seeing this man of God, he asked, “How is that your
face is so bright? Did you apply powder on your face?” The man of God
replied, “No, I don’t have the habit of using face powder. I was
glorifying God the Father by sitting in His presence when you were
knocking at my door and that is the reason for this brightness.”
Yes,
when we kneel down in the presence of God and glorify Him, there is no
doubt that our face will shine bright because of His glory.
The
Bible says, “…If we walk in the light, as He (God) is in the light, we
have fellowship with one another” (1 John 1:7). Live your life in union
with God the Light and completely depend on His grace. Then your life
will become fruitful and you will reflect His glorious light.
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus,
I
wait in Your presence and worship You. Please fill me with the glory of
Your presence. Help me to reflect Your glory in my life by living a
life always praising You and doing good works with humility. Let Your
name be glorified through my life.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen
