When Moses came down fromMount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD. Exodus 34:29, NIV
Exodus 34:29 tells us the face of Moses was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. Now, fast forward a few thousand years to Acts 6 and the early church to read of another man with a radiant glow to his face—this man’s name was Stephen. A man who according to verse 8 was a man full of God’s grace and power and when brought before the Sanhedrin on false charges, verse 15 says those looking intently at Stephen, “saw that his face was like the face of an angel”.
From time to time we hear people remark about a person’s outer glow. Likely you would agree one’s outer glow is directly related to the amount of their inner glow. Is it possible for us as Christians today to obtain and maintain a radiant glow? We can and we should!
You will never be called a friend of God or a man full of God’s grace and power without an intimate relationship with the Lord. As Christians our top priority is love and obedience to our Sovereign God. Obedience follows loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind, Matthew 22:27.
Through love of God and obedience to Him we learn to trust Him more. The more we learn to trust God, the more He reveals Himself to us. As we trust Him more and learn more of His blessed character, the more we love Him and the more obedient we are to Him. A circle of love!
How does this happen? It happens through study of His word, through prayer, fasting…in other words, through commitment to Him. Are you committed to a true, close, relationship with God? Are you a friend of God? Is your face radiant because you’ve spent so much time speaking with God? Do you have the face of angel? Let your light shine!!
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 4:11, NIV
AMEN!
God Bless!
