Revival Sermon: Glory Concealed

Exodus 33:18-23 — In his exposition of Exodus 33:18-23, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones reminds us of what our ultimate motivation should be for revival as Christians. It should never be for the sake of a large number of converts, or for our own fame and glory, but for the glory of God. Moses asked the Lord to reveal His glory to him and in response, God revealed Himself in His own way. As Moses is hid within the cleft of the rock, we see God both reveal and conceal, bless and protect. These four things He is always doing when He reveals Himself to His people. In Christianity, God reveals His glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Therefore, a Christian is someone who grasps the fact that God has revealed His glory in the face of Jesus Christ and all those who are called by God have beheld His glory. Though when Christ came to earth He was concealed in the flesh, He did not leave any of His glory behind. He was not any less God. Believers can be encouraged and filled with great hope in remembering that like Moses, they are in the cleft of the rock, which is in Christ Jesus!