The next installment in our look through the Bible at light.
So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
.... And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. 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. (Exodus 34:28-30, 33-35)
Kind of scary thought really isn't it? Our God is so holy and so full of glory that simply by being in his physical presence leaves us shining - beaming light.
God is exactly what we need.
We don't want to believe it and we don't always know it - mainly because we don't know what we need - but an example is in the Old Testament where God went before the Israelites as a cloud in the day, and as fire at night so that they would have light. God appeared always with great light - fire and lightning on the mountain.
It is important to remember that God is light - and all of our light comes from Him. But is also important to know just why it is that He is light. He is light for there is no darkness in Him.
Take Courage and fear our God - not in a timid way because you're afraid - but in an overwhelmed way because you know who He is and what He's done.
I apologise if this is a bit topsy turvy - the logic flow isn't quite right - anyway, if you have any queries feel free to ask away!
Coming Up: Shine, Part 4
God Bless
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