One of my favorite Christian songs is “Let It Rise”, which states “let the glory of the Lord, rise among us, let the praises of our King, rise among us…”

While this picture is not one of mine, it is of the same Blue Ridge mountains that Robert and I went to for his birthday trip.  It is a picture of the early morning fog rising up from the mountains, and it absolutely does NOT accurately portray the complete awe of seeing this in person.  We rode up the Blue Ridge parkway on Sunday, and I could have stopped at every other turn to try and capture on camera the beauty of the fog, the sunlight on it, the glow of the mountains….you get the picture!  The breathtaking wonder of watching God at work in His perfect timing each day COMPELLED me to worship and praise as we rode, completely captivated by the glory of God!  And that’s exactly the way God designed it.  The Bible repeatedly states that in many ways all of creation shows the glory of God, and gives praise to His name.

So as we rode, that led me to another thought.  The main reason that God created us – people created in His OWN image – was to bring glory to His name (Psalm 145:1-2).  As I meditated on that, I realized that my life and my testimony should look like that fog to the world. Fog is not designed to stay on the ground…it is a great hindrance then, causing stop signs and traffic lights (for example) to disappear as I am drive.  It also hides things – buildings, other cars, hazards – and trying to find your way through the fog can be confusing and terrifying.  The fog also follow the path it is supposed to – it doesn’t stop and get stuck on the way.

Like the fog, we am also not designed to stay “on the ground” in our Christian journeys!  The glory of God is only reflected (sunlight) as we allow Him to move us to “rise up” in our maturity and usefulness.  On the “ground”, we can many times be an obstacle to His glory shining by our sin, our own agendas, or our unwillingness to be used.  We can cause the unsaved and our other brothers/sisters to wander into danger (not seeing the stop signs) by our words and behavior.  And we can certainly create a LOT of confusion when we misquote the Word of God, or misinterpret it or God’s will for the world.

So!  Next time you have a foggy day, why don’t you ask God (like I will) to show you any way that you may be hiding His glory in your life?  After all, because that is our chief goal in life, none of us should want to miss being such a bright reflection as we rise that others will stand in awe of our Lord and Savior!