Ezekiel 10:4 – “Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherubim and went over to the entrance of the Temple. The Temple was filled with this cloud of glory, and the courtyard glowed brightly with the glory of the Lord.”
You’ve probably heard the word “glory” before, but have you ever tried to imagine God’s glory? The Bible talks about God’s glory almost as an entity unto itself. “The glory of the Lord rose up…” Somehow places can be filled with clouds of glory. It just shows me how little I truly understand about God’s glory.
“Glory” has a sense of power with it, yet it seems to occupy space as well. Light is often a theme that accompanies descriptions of glory. It is tangible, yet hard to describe. In today’s chapter, there is a ceremony of angels around a throne and God’s glory is filling the Temple.
Here’s your freedom for today:
Your imagination cannot contain God’s glory.
No matter how hard we try, we will never be able to fully imagine the glory of God. We can barely comprehend it. Even Ezekiel, who is seeing a direct vision, can hardly describe it. The fact that God is bigger than my imagination is comforting and exciting. If my brain could totally understand everything about God, he would be a small god! We are often used to placing ourselves at the center of our own universe, but today I am challenged to place myself at the foot of an enormous throne where God’s glory is surrounding me and nothing matters but him. My priorities might shift a bit if I keep that in mind.