Glory, Splendor and Heaven

I was reading Ps 113:4 this morning, which says, 'The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.' So, this verse states that His glory is ABOVE the heavens. But Ps 19:1 says, 'The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.' And Habakkuk 3:3 says, 'His splendor covers the heavens, And the earth is full of His praise.' Wow...these are just three verses that talk about how the heavens relate to or are used by God to show His glory and splendor. There are many more.

But as I read Ps 113:4, what I noticed is that His glory is ABOVE the heavens. I have to wonder if His glory is so permeating that it CAN'T HELP but 'break through' the heavens, causing them to tell of the glory of God, per Ps 19:1...to declare the work of His hands? that, as His glory is above the heavens, it is an intertwining of His splendor covering the heavens? Maybe you're thinking, 'Well, D-U-H!', but, really...have you ever pondered this?

And then, Ps 97:6 says, 'The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory.' So, hmmm...now the heavens are said to declare His righteousness as well as His glory and splendor. Do you think there could be a connection? Do you think anyone could be excused from seeing His glory, righteousness or splendor when it goes on to say that ALL the peoples have seen His glory? Ok, you might say, 'What about those who are blind?' Well, obviously there is a link between the heavens declaring His righteousness and all people seeing His glory, but it still doesn't say, 'except those who are blind,' does it? What about Helen Keller? She was blind AND deaf, yet saw His glory. I once lived above a couple who were both blind. Yet, she sewed all their clothes and cooked all their meals! I can't sew and I have sight! Do you think they may have seen His glory even thought they were blind? I wasn't a believer when I lived above them, but perhaps I'll see them in Heaven. Yes, I definitely believe you can be blind but still see His glory.

In fact, Saul/Paul had to blinded BEFORE he could see His glory! In Acts 9:3, it says, 'As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.' Then, in verses 8 & 9, it says, 'Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight.' This was the beginning of his coversion, from Saul to Paul, and from darkness to Light...the True Light. John 1:4 says, 'In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.' It's interesting to me that I started off with His glory and splendor and how it related to Heaven, then transitioned to blindness and sight. I didn't mean to. Yet, the heavens, which contain the Son/sun, can either blind us or give us the sight we need to see His glory. In Acts 9:18 after Ananias prayed for Paul, 'immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight.' Ah...whenever we look at the heavens, (and even when we don't) may we marvel at His glory and allow Him to remove the scales we've allowed to build up and regain our spiritual sight!