February 5, 2017: Heavy and Light – Michael Hidalgo

Paul speaks multiple times in the first chapter of the “praise of his glory.” This is one of those things we can say, talk about, use in conversation … but how often have we ever stopped to ask the question, “What is the praise of God’s glory?” Well the most simple way to describe is by saying that we have the opportunity and responsibility to live in such a way that when people see us they will praise the glory of God they witness before them.

But that still doesn’t quite answer it, does it? So maybe we can try to explain glory. The word in Greek is doxa which was the word used to translate the Hebrew word kavod. Both speak of something massive or heavy; something that carries a luminous majesty that upon seeing it we know it is far more than we are. That is glory … and here Paul speaks 3 times in eight verses of God’s glory. It speaks toward something heavy, serious, real, tangible, bigger than us. And this is what we long for – to be a part of something bigger. We live in a world that is lite – offering us cheap momentary thrills and products that continue to waste away. But glory … now that is something that will last – and we are caught up in it. Thank God!