August 14, 2010 - Seeing The Glory Of God

Meditation on Ezekiel 1

Before Ezekiel received his call from God, he saw a vision of the glory of God like Isaiah did. (Isaiah 6) The interpretation of this vision has been various. As I meditate upon it, I catch a glimpse of the nature of God as the following:

The fire and gold through out this vision indicates the holiness and divine nature of God. The four creatures is similar to the four described by the Apostle John in Revelation. These beings near the throne of God seem to reflect the nature and images of the Son of God as the man, king (lion), servant (bull), and divine (eagle). Their movement is like bolts of lighting. (v. 14) Their wheels can go anywhere without turning. These seem to portray that God is omnipresence. The four wheels are full of eyes portrays that God is omniscience. The Spirit is in the wheels indicates that the Holy Spirit is in the Trinity. The sound of the movement of these living beings was awesome like the mighty water and army. They are like the voice of God. This indicates the omnipotence of God. Verses 26 to 28 show the throne of God with the image of a man above. There is radiance and rainbow around it. These show the divine mercy and loving kindness of the Son of God.

When God calls a person to be his spokesman vocationally, He usually reveals Himself to the servant in a mysterious way. A minister of God should have experienced the majesty of God even it may be in a tiny way. Then he will never depart from his calling.