Morning manna for today, Now, we know that everything that exists in the universe is a manifestation of God’s glory, because all things were made by Him. And everything that is in existence, then, is somewhat a result of His nature; therefore it projects His person. The heavens declare the glory of God. The beast of the field gives Him glory. Everything He ever made speaks of His nature. Everything He ever did speaks of His essence, so that the whole of all created things, and all things in existence are revelations of God’s glory. They are disclosures of His person. You see His glory in the smallest flower. You see His glory in the butterfly. You see His glory in a tree. You see His glory in the sky. You see His glory in everything. All are reference points to His nature. Now, Moses, having seen all of that, wanted more; in Exodus 33, he said to God, “Show me Your glory.” It wasn’t as if he had never seen any of it; it was as if he wanted to see more of it. And God said to him, “No man shall see Me and live. I cannot display to you the fullness of My glory or you would be consumed, but I’ll allow you to see My afterglow.” Tucked him in a rock and revealed some of His glory. And so there were times when beyond the general revelation of His creation, beyond His glory manifest in what we see in nature, beyond that, God gave some very special revelations of His glory – that day to Moses when he was tucked in the rock, later to the people as he came down from the mountain and had the glory of God emanating from his face. Now listen: creation and the Shekinah is limited. The written word gives content to the creation. It gives content to theShekinah. We might even borrow the words of Job. When Job contemplates the God who reveals Himself in creation, he says this: “Lo,” Job 26:14, “these are but the outskirts of His ways: and how small a whisper do we hear of Him?” You see, God only whispers in His creation. God only whispers in HisShekinah. But He speaks in His Word, and in the Old Testament, verse 1, He spoke. Not a whisper, but in full voice. But you know something? Even that was full of mystery, did you know that? If all you had was creation, you’d have a whisper. If all you had was Shekinah, you’d still have a whisper. If you had the Old Testament, you’d have God speaking in a full voice, but even then, there would be mystery. That’s why 1 Peter 1:10 to 12 says that the Old Testament prophets searched what they wrote, to see what person or what manner of time it referred to. But it was not revealed unto them, says Peter, but unto us. That’s why in Hebrews 11:39 and 40, it says that they were not perfected without us. The completion didn’t come until the better thing, which is the new covenant. So with all that they had, there was still mystery; the fullness was still missing. They didn’t get the fullest, truest, complete picture of what God was really like. Creation helped. Shekinah helped. The word helped. But there was an incompleteness in it all until – verse 2, Hebrews 1 – “He hath in these last days spoken again.” And how did He speak this time? “By His” – what – “Son.” Now, that is God shouting. If He whispers in His Shekinah, and He speaks in the Old Testament, He shouts in His Son. You can’t mistake it. It’s unmistakable. He is God, and you see all of God manifest in Him: His judgment, His justice, His love, His wisdom, His power, His omniscience. It’s all out of Him as we watch Him walk through the world, working His work, living His life. The fullness of God is seen as it was never, ever seen in Jesus Christ. God wants to transform you into His own image, from one level of glory to the next. Be Blessed Be Encouraged and Be Willing! Elder Kevin L. Dorris
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 14:10:10 +0000
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