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For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

Thank you for the Scripture. This part of the Scripture you wrote to me is very, very and exceedingly special to me, as The LORD gave me a vision of Jesus face with the glory of God shining forth from it.

Many years ago I was cleaning house for a young Muslim man whom I had some very good conversations about the Gospel with. I had purchased a paperback book about the shroud of Turin and after reading it gave it to him. I was changing the linen on his bed and the book was laying on the covers. I paused, picked it up and opened it to a picture of of the face of Jesus on the shroud. The picture isn't real clear, as you probably know, and as I gazed upon it, I said to The LORD in my heart that I wished I could see what Jesus actually looked like. Suddenly I was transported into a different state and saw the beautiful face of Jesus Christ shining with the glory of God. The light that I saw streaming out of His face wasn't merely light as we know it, but had a tangible quality. That light was pure love. I shall never, of course forget the day that The LORD allowed a simple house cleaner to see Jesus face with the glory of God radiating out from it. It wasn't until sometime later, upon reading The Bible, that I discovered the verse you wrote to me about the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. I knew that this was exactly what God had allowed me to see, when in my heart I longed to see what Jesus really looked like.

Thank you for the wonderful experience you shared on this. Though we know that God does not still use "Prophets" through which to write new revelation, we know that he, in his own amazing way, is still in the business of encouraging and enlightening us, his children.

I've had more than a few remarkable experiences over my lifetime. One that came to mind after reading yours was the day I was driving into work. It was early and was a 38 mile commute on an open expressway. I was listening to Christian music and singing along with the song full voice. I was just so filled with love for the Lord, praising him and thanking him for all that he has blessed me with and telling him how much I loved him. While I was praising him, I looked up into the clear blue sky and with NO other clouds in the sky, I saw a perfectly heart-shaped cloud! I got chills because I sensed that it was a way that God was saying back to me that he loved me, too. I'll never forget it. I feel sorry for people that have never felt the presence of the Lord or understood how much he loves us. What a dreary, depressing way to live especially when there IS another way.

Hope you have a blessed night and a Happy Thanksgiving!