From glory to glory to glory...

     "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Cor.3:18)
     From glory--

     to glory--

     to glory--

     to glory--

     Just a few glimpses of God's glory on display all about us!  And these were simply taken while driving to a haircut with a crummy little cell phone camera!  If only I'd had a good camera with me...and more time and access...and considerably more photographic skill in order to do justice to the Lord's magnificent masterpieces!  
     But driving about the last couple of days, it stuck me anew: what a spectacular show God gives us every autumn...and how frequently we go about our busy lives with nary a notice. Failing far too often to give even a word of thanks or praise to our generous, gracious Creator.  
     We should be driving from tree to tree to tree--from portrait to portrait to portrait--using each as another opportunity to give Him glory, to give Him praise.  Oh, my, Lord another one...and another one...and another... 
     Each a silent masterpiece singing wordlessly but powerfully of the glory and goodness of their awesome Maker.  
     And ours.  
     For here's the truly astounding part: the more we behold Him--in His Word, in prayer, in rejoicing in His creation and His character--the more we, too, will be transformed from glory to glory to glory...   
     What a miracle--to consider that the Savior, the Almighty, the Sustainer and Redeemer, will increasingly transform us more and more into His glorious image.  To behold Him is to become ever more like Him.  Can mind even begin to comprehend such a glorious wonder?  No, words simply fail...it's all His amazing grace, isn't it?
     So today, might we slow down and savor the beauty of God's myriad masterpieces that line our streets, dot our parking lots, and grace our yards.  Don't let the trees multiple numbers, their commonplace frequency, rob them of their power to astound and awe you.  
     And as we savor, might we offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise to their glorious Creator.  Each new tree, a new opportunity to give Him glory...from glory to glory.  And each a fresh reminder that the Almighty is doing this in our lives as well--as we behold Him, we are becoming more like Him...from glory to glory to glory...all the way to heaven.  O thank You, Jesus! 
     To God be the glory.