His Glory

   What a beautiful day! Plus, it's Friday so there's a wonderful weekend ahead of us to enjoy. As I'm writing, I'm on the top level of the library, overlooking the frozen lake that surrounds this campus. The sun is shining so brightly on it. It's calming and peaceful to look at it, especially as I look back to the table in front of me, covered with books and assignments that need to be completed. It's like God is reminding me that He is bigger than all of my stresses and anxieties. He is always with me and His creation is a gift for me to enjoy.

   The time in chapel this morning was a very convicting and blessed time of worship for me. It's amazing to me that I have been given the opportunity to be in this place. I have been encouraged so much in my faith through the messages I have heard and the relationships I have made here. This morning was a reminder of this timely gift that God has blessed me with. As I looked at the room around me, filled with other people my age, desiring to live their lives for Christ and worship their King as I do, I was overwhelmed by God's presence. 

   We sang the song "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus". As I sang these words, I felt that God was reminding me of His glory and power and that I can trust Him with all my troubles. These words are a promise to all of us of God's glory and strength. "Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face, and the things of this world will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace." As we repeated this over and over again, I realized my desperate need for a Savior; how this world is in desperate need of a Redeemer. 

   When we turn to Jesus and lay our burdens down before Him, He promises that we will have be free and He will bring us peace. The things of this world can seem so intriguing and interesting to us at times, but they fail miserably in comparison to God's holiness and glory. When we keep our focus on Christ alone, the importance we put on the things of this world will lessen in the light of God's glory and presence in our lives. As we stay focused on our Savior, He will reign over our lives and make clear our purpose in this life.