Jesus walked here on earth radiating the brightness of God’s glory and flawlessly expressed God’s nature.
When I read words similar to that recently, I thought they were, my new favorite word, “profound.” But I didn’t know exactly why until I read them over and over and things started to jump out to me. I could easily have just flited over them. That’s my MO, you know, on to the next thing, the next sentence, the next “to do.” Even in my prayer and study time with the Lord, I’m a scooter. Sure, it might be the next verse, the next person on the prayer list, the next servant act, but nevertheless, I scoot.
Sometimes (most times) it is hard to slow our minds down even to just think about a phrase, a scripture, a prayer. To spur stop what we’re doing, silence the world and Consider This…
Jesus walked here on earth radiating the brightness of God’s glory and flawlessly expressed God’s nature.
Think about it. When I meditated (read it over and over, prayed over it, picked it apart) on this statement, although it initially piqued my interested, I found that the words penetrated my soul and I want to carry these words with me. Consider this…
Jesus walked right here on earth. He took steps. He moved about. He breathed. He built things with a hammer, maybe a table, maybe a house. He went to market. He went to church. He walked and talked amongst people. He had friends. He ate. He laughed. He cried. He taught. Consider this…
That while Jesus was here on earth in everything He did He radiated the brightness of God’s glory. Shine, Jesus, Shine! He did! Every single thing Jesus’ did had the purpose of reflecting His Father. Absolutely everything Jesus did filled this land with the Father’s Glory. Every word, every action, every deed, every step He took. Consider this…
Jesus flawlessly expressed God’s nature. His love, care, comfort, healing, provision, carrying, help, service — Jesus was God here on earth. Jesus was God in action. Consider this…
We are called to be Jesus here on earth. We are called to radiate the brightness of God’s glory. We are called to Shine! Let your light shine before all men. We are called to express God’s nature for all the world to see in every action, every word, every deed, every step we take. We are called to be the voice, the hands and feet of Jesus in this world. Look what happened when Jesus did. The lame walked! The blind saw! The dead rose! Miracles happened and lives were changed!
I thank the Lord today for helping me not to scoot, for helping me to Consider This…otherwise, I may have missed something Jesus wants me to carry in my heart.
Father God, thank you that Your Son, Jesus Christ, walked this earth radiating the brightness of Your glory and flawlessly expressing Your nature everywhere He went. That’s my prayer, Lord, that I, Beth, will radiate Your glory. That I will express Your nature, not my own, while I walk on this earth. Lord God, show me Your glory!!. Lord, I want to radiate Your glory! Not my nature, but Yours. Ah, the glory shown all around. Holy Spirit, work in me so that the brightness shines through me. Change me! Draw me to Your Lord! Holy Spirit, instill in me the desire, the hunger for You. Set aflame the fire, a flash fire, Lord, that continues to grow and spread and burn and not just smolder into dying embers, barely giving light. Lord, may I radiate Your Light and heat. Your warmth, Your comfort that only being in Your Presence can bring. Father, Son and Holy Ghost, may today I walk on Your earth and radiate the brightness of Your Glory, and may I live out Your nature. To God Be All Glory! Amen.
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