God's Glory, His Excellency

The glory of God is something which is not seen by everyone in the same meaningful way. This is because the glory of God in spiritual things is something that is revealed by God Himself. This creation declares the glory of God, and yet unbelievers do not appreciate that glory as something originating and emanating from God. Similarly, because of what sin does to the human heart and mind, people’s lives become a wilderness and a wasteland. But, when the Holy Spirit is working in saving strength, and opening the eyes of people to behold the glory of God, they see the excellency of God. And when they behold the excellency of God, then the wilderness and wasteland of their lives is transformed; the desert rejoices and blossoms as the rose. It blossoms abundantly and rejoices, even with joy and singing, because God is seen for who He is in the gospel of Christ, one who loves sinners and draws them through the preaching of the gospel and the working of the Father and the Spirit, to Christ.