"The skin of Moses' face shone" (Exodus 34:35).
What glory there is in the presence of the Lord! The glory of the Lord
was shining upon Moses. The glory of the Lord was shining out from
Moses. In the Lord's presence, there is light. When we come into His presence, we come out of the darkness, and we come into the light. It is the light of His glory. It is the light of His love.
It is the glory of His love. This is what changes us. This is what
makes us new men and women. How can we remain the same when we have been
in the presence of the Lord? Was there something special about Moses?
No! There was something special about God. Is there something special
about us? No! There's something special about God. In His presence,
everything changes. The things that seemed so important to us are seen
in a new light - the light of eternity.
They are seen for what they really are. Do these things really matter
as much as we thought they did? or Have we been shaped too much by the
world's way of thinking? In the Lord's presence, everything seems so
different. Light is shining upon us. It is the light of God's Word. It is the light of the Gospel.
His light is a great light. It shines brightly. It will not be overcome
by the darkness. Often, we feel that the darkness is so powerful. It
seems like we're struggling to get into the light - and the darkness
keeps on pulling us back in. What do we learn when we come into the
Lord's presence? What do we learn when we read His Word? What do we
learn when His Gospel reaches us? We learn that it's not all about us -
our struggle to break free from the darkness. It's all about Him - His
power to set us free. "Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His
wonderful face; and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the
light of His glory and grace."
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