9:10 PM
I was thinking today about me, God, holiness, and how far away I am from where God is.
The gap between where/what I am, and where/what God is staggering…I have no idea!
And then I was thinking what I would feel and what it would be like to be in God's presence… would it be boring after a while? Would I ever lose the wonder of seeing Him for the first time?
Then I thought of the Grand Canyon. I've been to a lot of places and seen a lot of sights but I remember the GC. It was amazing. Now I know that some people raft down the Colorado River, or ride mules to the bottom; but mostly people just go to a place made to view the scenic splendor of the Canyon. It's marvelous. You can stand there for hours and never get tired of looking at it's beauty. And, as the sun moves across the sky the colors and tints and hues constantly change into all new dioramas of glory.
That must be the way it will be, Heavenly Father, Lord of glory, God of all Creation, when I see You face to face. If I survive the initial blast of glorious splendor, and after I regather my new supernatural senses, the glory of God must be constantly changing from glory to glory; from one majestic impression to another… the colors, the rolling billows of mist, rainbows, and glaring light…light in which the sun and stars pale.
How can anyone stop watching, adoring, and loving the God of Creation…the God of my salvation.
I can't imagine how wonderful the New Earth and New Heaven will be -- and who can tell the glories of the New Jerusalem?! Yet, the source of their glory is the Father. I wonder if I'll even look away from Him to see the rest of my eternal home. The Lord God, and the Lord God alone, will be enough to keep me transfixed for millenia after millenia. Praise be to the Lord of glory, righteousness, and splendor!
3 comments:
Pastor that is a very beautiful thought. I believe that he will be ever changing, something different everytime we look at him. I also believe that he will be different to each of us depending on the relationship we have with him. That is why it is so important to have that intimate personal relationship with him.
It's going to take me a while to even wrap my head around that thought. I've seen some beautiful things in my life, but that would have to be like awe of watching the birth of my son and an F5 tornado at the same time. Just something you can't take you eyes off of.
Loved your idea! I do agree with Madeline that he probably will look different to everyone depending on their type of relationship with him and I personally think being in the presence of someone as awesome and powerful and loving as God will ever become less or that our longing would ever fade. I think it will be so much greater then we could possibly imagine!!
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