Glimpses of God

Moses was a man of God.

He asked God for something special.

Exodus 33:18 (NET) – And Moses said, “Show me your glory.”

God explained that this was impossible.

It was not impossible for God.

Rather, it was impossible for Moses.

Exodus 33:20 (NET) - But he added, “You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live.”

God did make it possible for Moses to get a glimpse of Him.

Exodus 33:22-23 (NET) - When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by. Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back, but my face must not be seen.”

We find ourselves in the same situation as Moses.

We long to see God’s glory.

Scripture reminds us that we cannot see His face and live.

God does give us glimpses of Himself.

We can see glimpses of God in nature.

We can see glimpses of God in the way the formulas of science and mathematics work perfectly time after time.

We can also see glimpses of God in others.

We can see glimpses of God in the young.

We can see glimpses of God in the not so young.

We can see glimpses of God in those that are like us.

We can see glimpses of God that are not so like us.

This is not surprising.

Each one of us is created in the image of God.

Genesis 1:27 (NET) – God created humankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them, male and female He created them.

Think about this.

Right now there are billions of us on the planet.

Billions more preceded us.

Who knows how many are yet to come?

All those billions and billions of people, and yet we are all different.

Yet we are all made in the image of God.

Each and every one of use offers a glimpse of God’s glory to the others.

Is it any wonder that God’s glory is so magnificent that no man, not even a man like Moses, could see it and live?

One day, we will see God’s glory.

Until then, we must be happy to see glimpses of Him in others.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

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