In Ex. 33:18 Moses begs God to see His glory, but how can we behold God’s glory? The answer is found in Jesus – The Son of God. Jesus reveals Himself to us regularly through our pursuit of Him in prayer, fasting, studying of His word, and also in the storms of life. You remember the story of how the disciples were on the boat in the midst of the stormy Sea of Galilee, and Jesus “would have passed them by” (Mark 6:48). Do the words “pass by” sound familiar? They should because they are used elsewhere in the Bible (Ex. 33:22 – when God passed by Moses on Mt. Sinai and in 1 Kings 19:11 – when God passed by Elijah on Mt. Sinai.) These verses of The Father and Son passing by are a Theophany—an appearance of God with His glory.

 

Today, and every day, look for the glory of God, and expect for Jesus to reveal His glory. Look long and hard for it and He will show you. However, you must be ready to pursue it in the storms of life. For as Peter reached for his Savor on the stormy seas that night, we also must reach for our God in order to see Him through the rain of our struggles. Pray like Moses today, “Please, show me Your glory.”