Show Me Your Glory

Show me Your glory, Send down Your presence,

I want to see Your face.

Show me Your glory, Majesty shines about You.

I can't go on without You, Lord

~Third Day – Show Me Your Glory~

 

The word “glory” has been defined as a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity.  Have you ever thought about this word?  The word stirs up a lot of things in my mind.  I think of flashes of lightning, claps of thunder and wondrous signs and miracles.  We, in the Pentecostal faith, are often caught praying for God to show us His glory but I wonder if we ever think about what we are praying for.  The truth is, if we take the time to look about us, we can see the glory of God on all sides.  We can see the mighty hand of God in the clouds in the sky, the Sun shining down on us and we can even feel it when the wind blows through our hair.  The magnificence of God can be seen when we look across a mighty ocean that, to us on the shore, just looks like a violent churning mass, is actually full of life just under the surface.  We can see His splendor when we look up at the night sky and see the infinite number of stars and know that each one, according to Psalms 147;4-5 is named (He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.)  We can recognize His glory in a newborn child that, no matter what science may tell us, is a creation of God.

His glory is everywhere.  In each breath we take, in each step we take, in each life we touch.  It doesn’t take a flash of lightning or a clap of thunder to make this known.  Sometimes His glory is exhibited in the quiet, peaceful moments of life.  Sometimes however, it is more evident but, it is always there.  We just need to open our eyes and recognize it.