V. E. Gilkerson
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December 21, 2015
TOUCHED BY HIS GLORY
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around
them. Luke 2:9
When an American missionary wandered into an off-limits area of Burma, he was
arrested and interrogated. Accused of being a CIA spy, he was placed in
solitary confinement. After a few days, his captors gave him a Bible. For more
than 80 days, Bob Purdue had nothing to do but sit on a prison cot and read the
Bible.
Finally, he was released and allowed to leave the country. Days later he sat in
my home and related the harrowing experience. Nothing to occupy his time for
those days--no newspapers, no magazines, no TV. Not even a radio. Only a Bible.
Pondering what he had experienced, I asked, "Bob, was there something in
particular that impressed you about the Bible?"
Without hesitation, he replied. "Yes, there was--the glory of God!" Any real
encounter with God would have to include the glory of God. Do you remember the
experience of the shepherds in the fields outside of Bethlehem when angels
appeared and announced the birth of the coming Messiah? Here's the text. "And
there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their
flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the
Lord shone around them, and they were terrified" (Luke 2:8-9).
From the context of what Luke and Matthew tell us about that marvelous
announcement, it must have been that the appearance of the angels was
accompanied by brilliant light. Scripture doesn't say that it was a bright
light that struck both awe and terror into their hearts. We arrive at that
conclusion from the traditional images of the Christmas story we have grown up
with. Luke only tells us that "the glory of the Lord shone around them."
When Moses had an encounter with God, he asked that God would show him His
glory. And the Lord said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a
rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover
you with my hand until I have passed by" (Exodus 33:21-22).
Apparently, the glory of God was so marvelous and bright that when God touched
Moses with his glory, He had to shield Moses with His hand to protect him. The
word "glory" is found 194 times in the Old Testament, 191 times in the New.
With all of the references to the glory of God found in the Bible, you should
think that it would be quite easy to understand what it really is.
When I think of the glory of God, especially relating to the marvel of
Christmas, I am reminded of the Christmas display that was an annual event at
the Denver Dry Goods store, a department store in the city where I grew up as a
boy. Every Christmas, the department store would clear out their large corner
display windows and put together the most marvelous Christmas display that a
child could envision. In this window were angels whirling overhead and toy
trains running through miniature landscapes. There were dancing bears, dolls,
and airplanes, Santas and mangers (to keep everybody happy).
But what I most remember is that when I stood on my tip-toes and pressed my
face to the window, I could only see part of it. Then my father would pick me
up in his strong arms and hold me so I could see more. Only then could I begin
to see the vastness of that wonderful Christmas display.
The glory of God is much like that. With our human inadequacies, our vision
dimmed by the selfishness of our old nature, we can only begin to fathom the
glory of Christmas as God's Spirit opens our eyes to this marvelous encounter
with the Divine. But that's what Christmas is all about.
Resource reading: John 1:1-14
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