The Acts Of Worship - Glory (Part 3)

The Acts Of Worship - Glory (Part 3)

1 Chronicles 16:10

“Glory in His holy name.”

We behold the glory of God. It draws every bit of our attention and captivates our senses. But, what are we looking at? The Bible describes what we see as “brilliance”.

Imagine that you are staring into the sun. You can't do that because the sun is so bright that your eyes would be ruined. It is brilliant.

Now, think about this. Everything that you and I know is understood because of that sunlight. Yet, when we turn our gaze back to the sun, its brilliance overwhelms us and hurts our eyes. You can't stare directly at the sun, but you can't see anything else without it.

This is what the glory of God is like. We can't stare at God, but we can't truly see the world without His brilliant glory shining on it. Gods glory is both beautiful and overwhelming but we understand everything through its brilliance. And then we learn this:

Isaiah 43:7

“Everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory.”

We were created by God to behold His glory and the world only makes sense in the brilliant light of it. When we see all things through His glory, we understand the world in a way that makes everything come together. Music sounds better, relationships are more fulfilling, love is deeper, hope is stronger, joy is greater and peace is more meaningful. God's glory makes everything work. Listen to these words from 1 Corinthians 13:12:

"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known."

God's glory brings everything into perspective in a way that makes the world understandable. We were made for His glory and when we understand that, we find our purpose and meaning in all that stuff that used to seem so foolish and empty.

Tomorrow, we will look at what happens when we behold the brilliant face of Jesus Christ.