And I see it on a rainy Thursday morning in Exodus, “When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face.” (Ex 34:33)
Commentators tell us that his face shone with the glory of the Lord and it alone was too much for others to bear.
It shone with glory because he had been with the Father. Because he had engaged with the Presence. And in scripture, presence means the “face.” Ahh yes... Moses’ face shone with the glory of the Father because of his face-to-face time with Him.
And it’s been the cry of my heart: for those I come into contact with to see Him in me. To demonstrate His glory well, to host His Presence significantly, to represent His nature with excellence.
And this happens only by spending time face-to-face with Him. Because my face-to-face encounter proves the reality of the unseen, it reveals the character of Christ, it commands affection, it attacks the unconsciousness, and it deposits an angelic invasion into environments and shifts atmospheres.
Because the truth really is that there is, indeed, an after-glow that radiates from a person who has been in deep communion with God. It was with Peter and John who were “unschooled, ordinary men”, who’s lives were characterized not by wisdom but for having “been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13)
It was the light that radiated from the face of Moses that gave illustration of God and invitation into relationship to all who came in contact with him. It wasn’t his tongue, nor was it his hands. It wasn’t in doctrine or deed, but in demonstration. He shined a bright and illustrious glow that was attractive, magnetic, and infectious.
And so it is with me. I will draw them to Jesus because of the glow that lives within my countenance that is cherished and cultivated by ongoing personal encounters with the One who calls me beloved, friend, daughter, and child.
We reveal His nature when we receive nourishment that emerges from nearness.
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