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Today we will read a passage from Ezekiels vision of God. This is Ezekiel 1:26-28. “The shape of a throne with the appearance of sapphire stone was above the expanse. There was a form with the appearance of a human on the throne high above. From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire enclosing it all around. From what seemed to be His waist down, I also saw what looked like fire. There was a brilliant light all around Him. The appearance of the brilliant light all around was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the form of the Lord’s glory. When I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.”
What does God look like? And what does that even mean? Our eyes only take in the thinnest frequency band of energy and interpret that as color. But we know that there is “light” or “energy” far far beyond what we can see. And then our knowledge of energy comes to an end. So does God “look” like anything? He is Spirit. Paul says He is invisible.
And yet here, and in numerous other passages, we get glimpses of God. Rather, we get a glimpse of how He is willing to present Himself in a moment. And it is truly other-worldly. You may want to read the entire chapter to get the context of strange and magnificent creatures that attend to God. But always the most brilliance and gleam is reserved for God Himself.
Notice the difficulty in the wording: “a form with the appearance of a human” - “this was the appearance of the form of the Lord’s glory.” Ezekiel is struggling to describe what he sees. This is the best he can do. Perhaps we can take away 2 things: first, God is beyond our wildest imagine. And second, God comes to us ultimately as human.
Are you willing to receive this as it is? Again, you don’t have to understand. Faith doesn’t understand. Faith believes. And like Ezekiel, we too fall facedown when confronted with God.
God, I do not pretend to have You figured out. But I delight in the beauty of Your glory. I wonder at Your love for humanity - Your love for me.
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