Recently my wife was going through some old photos stretching back to our childhood days. This morning I found a couple of photographs that caught my eye. It was yellowed with age and the copper patina blurred the image.
Still it was me in the photograph. I flipped over another photograph to find my mother's beautiful handwriting describing the work I was doing to help build a church in Brazil. She exclaimed, "Only 14 years old!". That was 35 years ago. I took in a deep breath and placed the photo back on the coffee table.
It seemed like another lifetime when the glory and zeal of youth lent a strength to do nearly anything and everything - and as every young person understands - it seems the world is at your feet with endless possibilities.
But as we age so too our strength fades.
Over the years, some of our youthful dreams shrink and become deflated because of increasing responsibilities and demands.
However, for believers, God promises an ever-increasing glory. A glory that never fades. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV).
Just like Moses who cried out to see His glory this too should be our cry today.
How can this glory be restored in our lives? A pure and holy light that radiates from the inside out with an increasing brightness of His presence?
Prayer. When we seek Him; He will find us. If we draw closer - He moves closer still. And His glory is imparted in our lives. Only if we are willing to let His light pierce any darkness in our hearts. But don't let the focus be on the shame you may feel or problems in your life. Palms 34:5 says, "Keep your eyes on the LORD! You will shine like the sun and never blush with shame." (Psalms 34:5 CEV).
The more we gaze on Him the greater the transformation in our lives. And that is how we move from glory to glory!
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