Wednesday, July 8, 2026
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. Exodus 34: 29-30
We Reflect What We Behold
You know when someone is really, really happy because you can see it all over their face. They literally glow. It comes from the inside and radiates off their cheeks. There are many things in life that can make us glow, like love, family, and health. But nothing makes us glow like being close to God.
Moses had the unique opportunity of speaking with God face to face on more than one occasion. When God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, Moses was with God for 40 days and 40 nights on Mt. Sinai. When he came down the mountain, he was glowing so much that Aaron and all the Israelites were afraid to get close to him.
Anyone who experiences the Lord will be changed – and they will reflect the glory of God. Moses’ 40 days and 40 nights in the very presence of God changed him. He was never the same after that experience. Neither can we be the same after an encounter with God, and everyone should be able to notice – like the glow on Moses’ face. If we want to experience transformation, we have to position ourselves for it. If we seek the Lord and position ourselves in his presence we will be transformed because whatever we behold, we will reflect.
Whatever we seek we will focus on, and whatever we focus on will be reflected in our face and in our lives. What we position ourselves in front of we absorb and it changes us. What do you want to absorb? What do you want to infiltrate your life? Your heart? Your family? What do you behold? It is a weighty thought that we should pay great attention to because when we seek what the would has to offer, it is a dead end street. The more we feed ourselves with the world the more we will desire the world. The more we feed ourselves the things of the spirit the more we will desire the things of the spirit.
It is a vicious cycle. What we behold we will become and, if it is the wrong thing, what we become will consume us from the inside out. But when we behold Jesus we will be transformed into his image. When we spend time with the Lord it shows all over us. It shows on our faces - our countenance. It shows in our actions and in our words. And when we have that intimacy with God, we have pure, unfiltered worship and adoration for Him. Unveiled - no barriers. Authentic worship.
When we can see His glory - with unveiled hearts - he will be the object of our affections as he deserves. Abiding in Him gives us the reflection that we need to reflect to the rest of the world. When we abide in him we see His glory and it shines through us to those around us. We reflect his glory to them.
Today, will those you come into contact with see the glow of God on your face? Will it be evident to them that you have been with God?
