The glory of the Lord. We often speak of it and long for it, but few understand it. God’s glory is what we experience when God removes the spiritual veil from our eyes and we see Him as He is. We generally have our spiritual vision blurred by sin and self-centeredness. We often are around God, but we do not see Him clearly.
We can attend a church service yet not encounter God. We can read our Bibles or say our prayers and yet be oblivious to God’s presence. Yet there are times when God is pleased to let us experience the reality of His being with us. Suddenly we know that God is not merely a theological doctrine, but a living and awesome Creator.
When God chose to manifest His presence in the temple, the priests could not continue their work, God’s glory was too overpowering. Oh that we would experience God’s glory to the extent that we could no longer continue business as usual!