We fail to
perceive the true glory of God because our perception of God is diluted. We no
longer approach God in fear and trembling, overwhelmed by his incomprehensible
power and purity. We now approach God as if he were the grand psycho-therapist
who sits behind a booth like the Peanuts character, Lucy, waiting to give
advice for 5 cents worth of penance.
We try to fit God into our mold of
practicality. We believe His true glory is too far 'out there' for discovery.
We abandon our search for his glory because we fail to see how it might be
practically applied to our lives? We have replaced the spiritual with the
sensual. We deceive ourselves into thinking that a good meal or good sex will
satisfy us in ways that knowledge of his true glory never could. Thus, we have
replaced spiritual depth with sensate shallowness. Might we pray, along with
Moses, "Lord, I beseech thee, show me thy glory." (Ex. 33:18) What
greater thing might a creature do than attempt to know who God is?
Kevin Probst - Teaches History, Government and Apologetics at the high school level in Columbus Georgia.
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