THE GLORY OF THE LORD

“And all of us have had that veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us,

we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more.”
2 Corinthians 3:18
New Living Translation

The glory of the Lord reveals the totality of who God is and it is the proper opinion of the true worth and dignity of God. His glory provides a glimpse into His beauty, brilliance, effulgence, and radiance. Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.” All of creation resounds with testimony to the Creator giving a proper opinion of Him. The Apostle Paul echoes this in Romans 1:20 and says, “From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can clearly see his invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God.”
Furthermore, Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Paul states in 1 Corinthians 11:7 “for man is God's glory, made in God's own image.” From these passages of scripture we see from the beginning, the purpose of all creation was to show forth the glory of God. Unfortunately, because of Adam’s sin in the garden the glory of creation became shrouded and distorted. The Bible says that three things groan because of sin: creation, man, and the Holy Spirit. Man, however, is the crown and glory of His creation and “Everything God made is waiting with excitement for God to show his children's glory completely” (Romans 8:19). We are supposed to reflect the glory of God and one way this can be accomplished is by spending time in His Presence in prayer, study of the word and worship. As we are totally transparent in the presence of God, we are transformed into His image and likeness. The purpose of being transformed into the image of God is so that we can reflect His glory in the earth and so that the world will know that God sent Jesus into the earth. Also, Jesus said in John 17:22, “I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are.” The glory of the Lord brings us into unity.
Do you want to reflect the image and brightness of God? Allow the Holy Spirit to work within your heart and transform you. Just as the moon has no light of itself, but only reflects the glory of the sun, we have nothing to offer the world except to reflect the light and warmth that we get from the SON.