Dance & Look & See “no one except Jesus Himself alone.”
“Then Moses said, “I pray You, [LORD] please, show me Your glory!”
(Exodus 33: 18 NASB)
It is a truth: Children can teach us so much about God.
On a typical Sunday morning at my chosen house of worship, the time of music is toe-tapping to say the least. I find myself swaying, tapping my toe, raising my hands, and singing with my full voice (even though if left on my own, my ‘full voice’ cannot carry a tune). With this in mind, I want you to see three elementary-age girls in your mind: a red-head, a brunette, and a blonde. Cousins. Playmates when parents bring them together. Dancers. Worshippers of the Lord.
I know because I have seen it with my own eyes.
Their moms, aunts, and uncles allow them to stand on the front row of the house of worship (next to the adults standing there too), and when the worship minister and praise band begins a melody, these three little girls begin to worship—in the only way three little elementary-aged girls know to do.
They—WORSHIP GOD WITH THEIR WHOLE BODIES!
“And He said,”
(Exodus 33: 12a & 14 NASB)
[the LORD in all His glory replied to Moses]
“My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Unmanufactured Joy.
Pure Joy.
Joy that makes you want to dance.
Joy that causes you to smile all over your face.
Unadulterated JOY given to us by the LORD!
Today, I encourage each of us to: Dance & Look up & See “no one except Jesus Himself alone.”
Do we remember the time in our lives when Jesus first appeared to us?
Do we recall when we realized: JESUS LOVES EVEN ME!
Can we see in our mind the way Jesus brought His kindness to us?
Can we remember how Satan tried to block the light of God shining in our heart?
- Jesus’ love purifies!
- Jesus’ love rebuilds!
- Jesus’ love never quits!
- Jesus’ love chases after us!
Jesus’ love is reason alone to Dance & Look up & See “no one except Jesus Himself alone.”
Life will get hard (if it’s not hard already). I heard a pastor preach and share words such as this. There are only three places we can exist on this side of eternity: We are either coming into a trying time of life—OR—We are existing within a trying time—OR—We are just coming out of a trying time of life.
Where are we today?
Wherever we are, may we pause, look up, and react as those little girls (the cousins) who only know how to respond to the LORD in worship—in pure JOY!
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on the high mountain (just the four of them) because Jesus wanted to show these men something only Jesus could show. Let’s end our time together by seeing “Jesus Himself alone.”
“Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
(Matthew 17: 1-8 NASB)
And He was transfigured before them;
and His face shown like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, [Peter]
a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said,
“This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.
And Jesus came to them and touched them and said,
“Get up, and do not be afraid.”
And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.”
May we step away from our busyness today and step into God’s presence.
- May we spend intimate time with our LORD JESUS CHRIST!
- May we be led to the high mountain.
- May we BE STILL & SEE JESUS!
- May we SEE JESUS in all His glory!
- May we LISTEN for the VOICE of GOD!
- May we FALL down & WORSHIP OUR LORD!
- May we FEEL the TOUCH of JESUS!
- May we do WHATEVER JESUS COMMISSIONS US TO DO IN HIS NAME!
- YES, May we NEVER BE AFRAID!
- May we SERVE OUR LORD!
- May we Lift up our Eyes & May we Dance & Worship in the presence of our LORD!
May we Fix our Spiritual Eyes & See “no one except Jesus Himself alone.”