Glory

Moses, that most special servant of God, had found grace in the sight of the LORD, and was known by his name to the Lord (Ex. 33:17).
One day, Moses made a special request to God,

"And he said, "Please, show me Your glory."
                                             Exodus 33:18

The LORD answered the request of Moses by explaining that "no man shall see Me and live".
But, to answer His servant's desire in part, the LORD went on to hide Moses in a cleft in a rock, covered him with His hand, and allowed Moses to see His back after He passed by.
Later, as Moses completed the work on the tabernacle of the congregation, a cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the LORD filled the place: Ex. 40:34-35.
Moses, the prophet of God, and the deliverer of God's people, could not approach the glory of God, and live.

When King Solomon had finished the construction of the temple of God, and the Ark of the Covenant had been put into place, the priests exited the temple. When the priests had left the building, the glory cloud of the LORD filled the temple. The priests could not remain standing, even though they were outside of the building.

Man, under the former covenant, could not come into contact with the glory of God.
But Jesus brought a new revelation, and a new covenant. Part of this new covenant, under the redemptive power of His blood, and the resurrection power of His body, brought with it, a whole new creative existence between man and their Father:

"And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me."
                                                                                   John 17:22-23

This was, and is the prayer of Jesus to His Father for those who believe, and are joined with Him.
Sharing the same glory as Jesus, as the Father - this is an amazing gift of love from our Father. We are allowed to be joined together with Them as One. What wonder Moses would have felt, if he had been able to join as one with the Father, and share the glory of His Presence!
The Apostle Paul writes in 2 Thess. 2:13-14:

"But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God, from the beginning, chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Our Father has shared His unspeakable glory with us.


"Fall on Me"
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