Day 43..."Will Spending Time with God Make You Shine?"

Today's reading is filled with awesome images of the Glory of God. Moses wants to see God's face. The answer is "no." God's Face is too holy. In one passage God and Moses have conversations each day as friends. Could this be prayer? What strikes me is that Moses spent 40 days with God and brought down new tablets...and this time his face was shining! The people noticed the radiance of Moses. Will spending time with God give us a shine? I have seen people with this kind of relationship! "This little light of mine...I'm going to let it shine." The Psalmist concludes with an exact quote of Psalm 42.... "Why are you cast down, O my soul,and why are you in turmoil within me?Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,my salvation and my God." Is this an intentification? Or does this speak of the Psalmist's desire to believe what he is writing? Either way...the truth is repeated. The authority of Jesus is questioned and leads to two parables. We will be studying the parables, in the first part of 2007, during Lent. The parable of the son who said "no" but later "yes" in action is more more redeeming than the one who said "yes" but in action said "no." I have never preached on this text. Look for this soon at a church near you. Or I could be just be talking with the "yes" and my actions will be "no." Have a good week of reading!