Resplendent Beauty

Yesterday I read in Ezekiel about his vision of the temple and the glory of God. He said, “…the glory of the LORD filled the house.” (Ez. 43:5) I really got caught up thinking on that. First of all, when something is filled, it’s full. There’s no room for anything else. If you were to add something to a full glass of water it would begin to run over. Second, imagine God’s glory. My good friend, Dictionary.com, says that glory in the Bible usually means “brightness, splendor, magnificence, majesty”. A modern definition I think fits is “resplendent beauty or magnificence.” God is beautiful! His person and character are like no other –He is holy. The most beautiful people I know are those who remind me of Him. His beauty and His splendor filled the place!

Now… here’s what really got me. 1 Corinthians 6:19 says to those who have trusted Christ, “…your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you” and 2 Corinthians 6:16, “…ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God….” I have the very Spirit of the living God within me (something which, alone, blows my mind)! He has chosen my body to be His dwelling place. I am His temple. Here is what tugs at my heart: Does His beauty fill me? Does the glory of His presence fill me like it did the temple Ezekiel saw? I want it to. I want to radiate Him… His love, His goodness, His purity, His justice, etc. It is my prayer that God will continue conforming me to the image of His Son, that He would be lifted up through my life. Oh, that there would not be room for anything else….