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It's rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them; and there is nothing hid from its
heat."

Like a Bridegroom Leaving His Chamber
Do you see what God wants you to see here—and when you leave this service today? He wants you to see and to
feel that when the sun pours forth speech about the glory of God, the message is that the glory of God is an
overwhelmingly happy thing. Why else would he say it's like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber? The point
here is not merely that the bridegroom is decked out in the finest clothes and surrounded by his noble groomsmen.
The point is that this is the happiest day of his life. This is the fulfillment of dreams. This is the beginning of a whole
new kind of joy. That's what the glory of God is like. That's the message when the sun rises in lavish red and gold
and lavender in the eastern sky. God's glory is a happy thing—like the happiness of a bridegroom on his wedding
day.

Like a Strong Man Running His Race with joy
This is even more explicit in the other picture David uses at the end of verse 5. When the sun rises and pours forth
speech about the glory of God it is like a strong man that runs his race with joy. How can we not think of Eric Liddell
in that great scene from Chariots of Fire, as he takes that last turn in the race for the glory of God and his arms drive
like living pistons and his head goes back in that utterly unorthodox position and every muscle fiber in his body
does just what it was made to do and the smile breaks out across his face and everything in Eric Liddell cries Glory!
Glory! Glory!
That's what the glory of God is like—it's like the happiest day of your life; it's like every muscle and every tendon
and every ligament and every organ and all your mind and your emotions working just the way they were
created to work on the day of triumph. The glory of God is the happiest reality in the world.

Humility, Hope, Healing, and Happiness
That is the content of the ministry of God through the sky. I mentioned at the beginning that through the sky God
ministers humility and hope and healing and happiness. I believe that there is healing here and immense blessings
that many of us are neglecting.
This morning the closing issue is whether you have ever seen the glory of God in the sky or in the Scripture or in the
face of Jesus dying for sinners and rising again—or anywhere. Some have not. For others it's been a long time. I
want to pray for us that God would open the eyes of our hearts, so that when you leave this morning and look up,
you will see like you have never seen before (Piper 1990).

Practice 7B: Adjectives

Record several phrases that stood out to you in this passage. Give examples of how the verbs
affected you versus how the adjectives affected you.

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