Thoughts over Quiet Time.
Seeing silent workers working their socks off for the cause of God is heartening.
They may not be earning millions but the fulfillment each of of the have is immeasurable. Silent workers are those who dedicate their lives to be the silent worker that choose to be who in their silence move hundreds or even thousands of people to love God more than they do life. These people who serve God like they should gets pushed into the limelight. They don't enjoy the limelight as much as they do God's presence and so they keep doing what they are called to do without giving much thought to how large their influence had become. Then there are those who see the silent workers get pushed to the limelight and gets jealous of the silent workers' position. People jealous of the silent workers' get irked by the heavy attention these silent workers get. So, driven by their jealousy, they shove the silent workers from the limelight thinking in whose minds such a place -limelight- does not exist. All that silent workers wanted to do was point others to the real Source of Light. In their jealousy they eventually find out that they are yearning for that something which is not their nor silernt workers' to begin with, the glory.
All glory belong to God alone. Any attempt of man or angels to divert attention and glory from God will eventually meet the fate of the once popular "angel of light" who tried to draw attention to himself that led to his ruin. It started when someone began believing that life is a popularity contest when it really isn't.
Moses, in Exodus 33 shows desire to know God more than he already did. He knew comparatively little of God. Something indeed he had known of Him, but he wished to know more--A desire to know that which makes God worthy of the homage and adoration of his creatures, and especially he desired to be so subdued by this knowledge--his heart so fixed in his confidence, as to be prepared for his great work, the work of conducting Israel to the promised land--so subdued that his confidence might be perfect in him, so that he might never fail in his trust and leaning upon the Lord. God had called him to a very arduous work, and he needed a very thorough acquaintance with Him- to see God's glory and give Him all the glory He is worth.
The original meaning of the term glory was, brightness, clearness, effulgence: from that it has come to signify honor, renown; and again, that which renders honorable, or demands honor, or renown, reverence, adoration, and worship--that which is worthy of confidence and trust. But glory also means "weight" which could also mean "worth." The glory of God is essential and declarative. By essential glory is meant that in Him which is glorious--that in his character which demands honor, worship, and adoration. His declarative glory is the showing forth, the revealing, the manifesting, the glory of his character--his essential glory--to his creatures: the laying open his glory to the apprehension of intelligences. And this is what Moses meant--that God would reveal Himself to his mind so that he might know Him--might have a clear and powerful apprehension of those things which constitute his glory.
I anyone wishes to get glory and become popular, join the American Idol, not the Worship Ministry.
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