Remember Jesus, the radiance of the glory of God

He is the radiance of the glory of God Hebrews 1:3a

I'm so glad I'm taking this "remember Jesus" thing at a snail's pace. The radiance of the glory of God is overwhelming to think about. Jesus came from glory. He is a heavenly being, so unlike us. ButHe was made to be very like us, for the purpose of revealing the divine glory.

In Exodus 34, Moses talks with God, and when he returns to relay the message, the people can't look at him because of the radiance on his face, so he veils himself. If God's glory did that to Moses after a few moments in His presence, can we even imagine what Jesus was like as that radiance personified?

John writes of the radiance of Christ in this way -

In him was life and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:4-5. 

In His fullness, Jesus is light. This light is life from God, and it simply cannot be taken away by darkness. Jesus will win every single time. He is the glory of God made manifest to us, drawing u in to what we previously could not see or understand.

Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day, whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:13-18

Jesus is the one who removes the veil from our faces that we may see Him as He is - Lord, Savior, Messiah, Priest, King, and so on. And when we see Jesus rightly, we see the radiance of the glory of God.