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“(1) Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. (2) For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60: 1-2, NKJV)

Hey everybody -

So I was reading this morning and was meditating on this Scripture. Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is the old Hosanna! recording with Kent Henry … I believe it was HM003, “All Hail King Jesus”, the first “official” release from Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. For a nice blast from the past, check out this audio clip at WorshipMusic.Com.

So .. anyway, back to the Scripture. I’d agree that darkness is covering the earth … sure, it can get worse, but it has .. and continues to get worse, year after year. Even we Christians are gradually falling more and more into the trap of accepting things that we shouldn’t.

But this Scripture talks about God’s glory being “seen upon us”. The word “glory” here is “chabod” … meaning weightiness, that which is substantial or heavy, glory, honor, splendor, power, wealth, authority, and magnificence, fame, dignity, riches, and excellence … to be reknowned …. this “heaviness” in the OT (chabod) representing honor and substance.

Here’s my pondering thought this morning … what does that look like on us? I suppose you could just repeat the last paragraph, but I mean specifically … practically … what does that (or could that) look like, in an every day way … for me and you?

Hmmm …

Fred

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