The Glory of God
Psalm 97
1 The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!
2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.
4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
7 All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods!
8 Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O LORD.
9 For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
10 O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
When I was a child I spake as a child and drove my mother to distraction over the Nativity Set. The angel in our Nativity Set looked like my father's mother. I was very young and my mom would find me with that angel in my hand - she didn't want me to play with this because it was clay. One drop and grandmother/angel/clay would be over. Nativity Sets were my Thing.
Which leads us to this:
If the Shepherds saw the Angels - why didn't they describe them? Where they Tall? Evidently there were a lot of Angels. And how did they feel seeing all the Angels?
And you know, Scripture repeats and repeats -
until something catches our hears and we are warmed like Jesus traveling lively to Emmaus in Victory.
We know people who have met the same type situation, complete from the Same Manufacturer and wanted to talk about this.
John said this:
The Light is what is so striking.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
We have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
Peter was also there. And he explained in 2 Peter 1
you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying,
“This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
We credit Peter with making so many mistakes, we draw comfort. When Jesus spoke of Bethsaida, He said the hometown of Peter, Andrew and Philip in that order. The most minute Word of Jesus is inspiring, warming, gracious and Loving. Peter is not all that bad - he tells Jesus and Moses and Elijah in despair of what to say, in fear, - "Let's put up tents!?" Peter is inspired, he is right. When we find faith. When we have the moments where we have reached the Truth and are in faith - we want to stay - we want the assurance. The comfort is God stays. We can grow in the moments we find Jesus in our souls, we see and feel and know His "Love, Joy, Peace, Steadfastness Diligence, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control." We have this in us and we know we grow and mature and these moments stay with us always.
Glory to God in the Highest
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Amen Lord Jesus.
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