01/29/2018
What comprises God's Glory? Many things, but what about many of His attributes being displayed all at once? Like a rainbow of colorful characteristics extracted from one powerful bright white light. Some of these are his power, majesty, grace, mercy, love, creativity, goodness, sovereignty, tenderness, humor, wrath, watchcare . . . A perfect example of this is when in the Old Testament Elijah was facing the prophets of Baal on Mt Carmel. God displayed his power, majesty and sovereignty when the fire fell. He displayed his love, mercy and grace when he did not let the fire fall on the faithless Israelites and consume them instead of burning up the sacrifice on the altar. He displayed his creativity, tenderness, and watchcare towards Elijah when he answered the prophet's request to let the fire fall. A display of many attributes of God at work in one single day. What was the result? The people immediately fell on their faces and declared that God was the true God. It cannot help but be so in the face of God's Glory. Where is His Glory today? Look outside your door and inhale the beauty of His creation. Sky, earth, grass, trees, flowers, air, animals, and most of all ourselves!