The Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
Isaiah 60:19
We know what it means that God will be our light, right? The world is spiritually and symbolically dark. God’s love brightens that emotional darkness. God’s grace lightens that crushing load. And God’s word is lamp unto our feet, showing us where to go and safely.
But what does it mean that “God will be your glory”?
When I think of glory – or glorifying – I generally see it as something that is directed at God. His presence is perpetual magnificent glory; therefore, we glorify him. It’s directed at him, right?
So what does it mean that God will be our glory? Is glory directed at us? Do we have glory? No! The light of heaven certainly doesn’t come from us. It comes from heaven. It comes from Christ. We shine when we have God. He is our source of honor and hope and integrity. It is his glory that shines through us.
And the only question is whether we’ll be a mirror that reflects that light … or a black hole that sucks up all the light and joy.
In Christ’s Love,
a glory seeker
(I find it when I find him)
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