Seize the Moment – Day 1219
Show Me Your Glory!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, July 19.
Kimberly and I have a goal to visit every national park in our nation. From the soaring peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the hidden depths of the Grand Canyon, we want our children to see and experience the beauty of their homeland. Throughout history, God has revealed His glory to His children so that people may see and experience Him, as Psalm 97:2-6 explains:
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries round about. His lightnings lit up the world; The earth saw and trembled. The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples have seen His glory.
A theophany is a manifestation of God; it is when God chooses to appear to people in a way they can discern. It is when God reveals His glory in a tangible way so that the people can see and experience His awesomeness.
Theophanies in the Bible usually are accompanied by physical signs: earth shaking or quaking, a cloud, fire or other visible means of display. For example, when God appears to Moses in a burning bush (Ex 3) or when the prophet Micah announces that God is coming and that the mountains will melt and the valleys will burst open (1:4). A theophany shows God’s power and involvement in the world, …[1]
When you pray for God to show you His glory, you are praying for a theophany – a tangible manifestation of His power and involvement in your life, and in the situations you need His presence.
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 97, meditating upon the glory of God, forever revealed to humanity through Jesus Christ – “He is the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15).
God bless you!
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FOOTNOTE:
[1] Arthur G. Patzia and Anthony J. Petrotta, Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002), 116.