The Unexpected

For many years, Mr Bill always wore a hat. Whenever someone spotted him without a hat, there was a brief moment of question “is that really Mr Bill?”  I wonder just how many times I’ve missed seeing God’s Glory intended just for me. We are quick to [rightly] speak of God’s glorious displays in nature – sunsets, starlit skies, etc – but there’s so much more to His Glory than the obvious. Jesus took Peter, James and John up a mountain where He revealed His Glory in an intimate way; they were amazed, falling to their faces in awe (Matthew 17:1-8).  In Exodus 33:18, Moses plainly asked God, “Please, show me Your Glory!” Notably, both occasions occurred unexpectedly when these Believers were away from, out of the usual of their lives, near Father and Son; they were alone with God, away from common distractions.  It’s no mystery [then] why we miss so much of God when we randomly-haphazardly show-up expecting to see-know God on-demand.  Oh, the sweetness of Father-child fellowship when we are deliberate in our seeking! Oh, the awesomeness of Glory revealed when we determine to draw near to God (James 4:8).  Yes, those are often the times when He reveals the glories of Who He is at times least expected.  Perhaps you [too] have missed His Glory revealed. Determine today to draw-near to The Father; expect the unexpected – see His Glory!