“Show Me Your Glory” by Steve Lawson

We are just into the fifth page of Steve’s delightful book and I find myself saying out loud “WOW!” about every other sentence. We must yearn to see the glory of God. Moses saw it in incredible ways before he asked God for it in Exodus 33. The movie “The Ten Commandments” gives us a look at what Moses had experienced. Hollywood used plenty of special effects. Moses saw the real thing in real time.

Steve writes that at the burning bush, “He had heard the audible voice of God, say, “I AM WHO I AM”…Moses had already witnessed the pillar of cloud lead Israel out of Egypt. He has seen the invisible hand of God part the Red Sea and drown Pharaoh’s hordes. He had already seen water come gushing out of a rock and had beheld the fire fall on Mount Sinai and consume the mountainside.”

After experiencing all of these supernatural events, Moses asked for more. I think most of us would be content with seeing just one of those spectacles. What is Moses’ motive? Steve opines, “Moses is praying that he would see and experience a yet deeper knowledge of God. Moses understood he had only skimmed the surface of the bottomless depths of the majesty of God. He had barely placed the tip of his smallest finger into the vast oceans of the wonders of God. He must know more of this awesome God.”

Most likely we will not see this side of heaven the glory of God as Moses witnessed it. Yet we must have that same passion for God to show His glory to us. Our hymnal has many “hymns of aspiration” with this theme. The first lines of three standards make their intent clear:

- “Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart…”
- “Open my eyes that I may see glimpses of truth Thou hast for me…”
- “More about Jesus would I know, more of His love to others show…”

We peruse various forms of media daily seeking for something to occupy our time and minds. Nothing greater can consume of than the pursuit of His glory. May He show us His glory each day. Pastor Gillikin