( From This Month’s Email Devotion )

God is Dazzling

I felt like a peasant in a palace. 

Everywhere I turned, shimmering gemstones captured my gaze. “Would you like a glass of wine?” the jeweler offered.

“Umm, no thank you. I’m just here for a jewelry cleaning.” You know, that free service you offer for people like me. People who normally admire your wares on the billboards but never venture through your doors.

Pretending I belonged there (and fooling no one), I meandered through the display cases while I waited. Strategic light beams bounced off facets all over the room. As I gazed at diamond after diamond, I couldn’t help but smile. What a fitting picture of our God—stunning and multifaceted in his beauty.

In these devotions, we normally focus on a single aspect of God’s heart. Often, when praying about what to write next, I ask God, “How am I experiencing you right now? What facet of your character is most meaningful to me in this season?”

As I prayed about this reflection, however, I sensed God spotlighting many characteristics. I realized that right now, no single facet has my attention.

So today, I invite you to step back and look with me at the bigger picture of who God is. Here are some of the facets dazzling my heart right now:

• He’s the Bread of Life who daily sustains my soul.
• He’s Living Water, refreshing me from the inside out.
• He’s the anchor in my storms, stability when life feels out of control.
• He’s my clarity, my peace, the Teacher who lavishes wisdom when I ask.
• He’s my Comforter close at hand.
• He’s rest when I’m weary and hope when I’m hurting.
• He’s constant, generous, full of mercy and truth.
• He’s the Friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• He’s my Beloved, and I am his.
• When I’m empty, he’s fullness of joy.
• When I’m needy, he’s the Shepherd who restores my soul.
• In all things, at all times, he’s the Giver of everything good who’s always working for the good of his own.

This is our God, dazzling in his multifaceted beauty.

I’m asking the Lord for only one thing. Here is what I want. I want to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. I want to look at the beauty of the Lord. I want to worship him in his temple.

Psalm 27:4 NIRV

Personal Takeaway: How is God revealing his heart to you right now? Or…where do you most need him to?

Identity Check: Because God is dazzling in beauty, my soul can experience satisfaction and rest.

Prayer Prompt: Talk to God about the areas of need in your life right now. Or praise him for how he’s revealing himself and meeting your needs. 

For Further Study: Read Psalm 4 and 27

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