Shining Faces

Psalm 19 tells us that “the heavens declare the glory of God.” Psalm 8 says, speaking of God, “You have set your glory above the heavens.” But then it goes on to add, “What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor.”

Could it be that we share in God’s glory? Some say that glory is just grace “grown up.” Moses’ face shined with God’s glory when he came down from Mt. Sinai with the Ten Commandments. Does God still fill his people with that kind of visible glory? Yes. I believe that God intends us to bear witness even in our countenances.

Just like a mirror, we need to reflect God’s glory, but we must pay close attention to the cleanness of the glass. Ask God today to cleanse and shine his image in you, so that everywhere you go he can declare his glory through you.