A Good Kind of Radiance
“Moses was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken to the Lord.” Exodus 34:29
Now this is strange…very strange. It’s almost eleven o’clock on Sunday morning and here I sit, writing this devotional. I spoke last Sunday in Sylacauga. I am speaking next Sunday in Westover…but not this Sunday. The Sunday school class I teach is just wrapping up, yet here I sit writing about not being there…very strange.
Last Monday I received a treatment of radioactive iodine to help with my rowdy, overactive thyroid gland. After such a procedure, I am to isolate myself from the outside world for one week as a precautionary measure. My little Grace Extension Office has been my little hideaway now going on seven days. I had hoped they would let me attend church, but the doctor requested I not go. Of course, I have my little phone and there have been plenty of get well calls…they have been nice. And then there is this computer… there have been nice emails as well. And of course, there’s the TV complete with ESPN. All this had been tolerable except for this confounded diet I have been on for three weeks. Pine straw and water just doesn’t get it! Many have asked the question and now I proclaim the answer, “No, I did not glow in the dark!!” Glad to get that out of the way.
Of course, all of this I was more than glad to do. After all, we don’t want anyone catching my “radiance”! The only bad part is I miss the family Memorial Day gathering, which would present the blessing of holding my grandson, Cade. But I have plans for making up for that one.
All this talk about radiation prompted me
to examine an incident that occurred in Exodus.
It seems Moses got his own little dose of radiation up on
As Christ dwells in our lives, a great transformation begins to take hold of us. We draw closer and closer to His likeness, and a byproduct of that blessing is we begin to reflect His radiance for all the world to see. It’s a radiance that originates in our heart, is channeled to our eyes and results in our actions. And it’s a radiance that is “catchy”…one the world is searching for.
There is more good news. We don’t have to hold ourselves up in our own little rooms; afraid of what may happen if we come in contact with others. In fact, contact with others is exactly what Christ commands us to do with our “radiance.” It’s a radiance the world desperately needs.
So, here’s to radiation…the good kind…the kind that only comes from being in presence of God…the kind that fills a heart and shows through the eyes and changes a life. Here’s to spreading that wonderful “radiance” of God to everyone we know…in everything we do. Thanks be to God!
Glowingly in Christ!Billy