Reflected Glory — Part 4: 01/25/2024

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                       Reflected Glory - Part 4
                            Exodus 34:34-35
                              01/25/2024


        34   Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak
             with him, he would remove the veil, until he came
             out. And when he came out and told the people of
             Israel what he was commanded,
        35   the people of Israel would see the face of Moses,
             that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And
             Moses would put the veil over his face again,
             until he went in to speak with him.  (ESV)

        The shine on Moses' face, the reflected glory of God, did
   not fade away.  Moses continued to speak with God, not on the
   mountain, but in the tabernacle, the tent which represented the
   presence of God.
        Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with
        him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And
        when he came out and told the people of Israel what he
        was commanded, the people of Israel would see the face
        of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And
        Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he
        went in to speak with him.


        In order to be accessible to the people, Moses had to cover
   his face.  Otherwise, his shining face would constantly remind
   everyone that they had sinned, that they could not stand in God's
   presence.  God's glory was hidden.

        Today, chaplains are often asked to put a veil on the truth
   of God's righteousness.  They are encouraged to offer generic
   prayers, addressed in a way that leaves doubt as to whom they are
   speaking.  But such prayers do not offend the sinner, for God's
   glory is hidden.

        Does hiding God's glory, His grace and mercy, serve the
   sinner for eternity?  Or should we gaze upon the glory of Jesus
   Christ, and boldly proclaim His redemption?  Confronted with our
   sin, we confess that sin and hold in faith to Jesus as the One
   who gives us eternal life.

        May our Lord give us the courage to look upon His grace and
   mercy, to see His glory reflected in the love given by Jesus
   Christ.  Amen.