Ephesians chap 3: 20-21 ( GW); Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power, he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory belongs to God in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time and eternity! Amen.
I was just moved by the Holy Spirit to write on the Glory of God today. When I was meditating upon the scripture above, the Holy Spirit convinced me, that the Glory belongs to God. By the power at work in us, The Lord can do infinitely more than we can ask for.
When we talk about the glory of God, we expect some supernatural manifestations. Don’t you? I do. Something like clouds moving. Or something white moving, or we just want to see the glory of God manifested in different ways. We may want to experience the weight or warmth feeling upon us. Well, I do not deny all these are manifestations of the Glory of God. But the Holy Spirit reminded me today that there is more to it.
Let me take you back to encounters of the Glory of God in the Bible.
Luke chap 1: 9-10 ( NIV); An angel from the Lord suddenly appeared to them. The glory of the Lord filled the area with light, and they were terrified. 10 The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid! I have good news for you, a message that will fill everyone with joy.
This scripture passage clearly shows that the word Glory filled the area with light when the angel of the Lord appeared. This was definitely supernatural. The assigned angel brought together the Glory of God with them. The shepherds there saw light and perceived it as the Glory of God. It was something visible. Did the Glory stop there? It didn’t.
It didn’t just stop at a one-night encounter. It followed through. If you read the scripture passage, this is the passage that shows the Lord’s angels appearing to the group of shepherds, promising them good news. What is the Good news? The Good News is the Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus Christ.
Did this Glory stop there? No, it didn’t. This Glory of God followed through Jesus Christ since he was born on earth, grew up, and started his ministry. The Bible records he was working as a carpenter. At the age of 30, He began his ministry. He started performing miracles, signs, and wonders. The biggest miracle is He defeated death, came back resurrected, and is seated at the Right Hand of the Father. Did the Glory stop there?
No, it didn’t. He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in us. I believe in this generation that we are living in right now, the key to moving to the next level of faith is recognising this power of the Holy Spirit in us. The Glory will continue, and we are the proof of the manifestations of the Glory.
Let us look back to our opening Scripture again. Let us reread it with a deeper understanding of the power in us, the Holy Spirit. And the best gift is -the Glory of God continues.
Ephesians chap 3: 20-21 ( GW); Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power, he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory belongs to God in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time and eternity! Amen.
Who does the power refer to? Is it our own strength? Wisdom and capabilities?
The Bible clearly records the location of the power. The location of the power is in us. When we acknowledge this power, we do things more than we can ask or imagine. How glorious is this?
Dear readers, you may be in a situation where you don’t see the glory. This means you may be in a situation of depression, financial burden, health challenges, or some health issue that has limited your daily activity. You may also be in a situation where you are under pressure. You may have commitments of work that are beyond your physical capability. You may have payments that are due. You have no clue how to solve the payments. You are just not at peace. You are searching for the glory of God. You want a solution. If you are having financial insecurity, you are searching for money. If you have a health issue, you are searching for the best team of doctors or spiritual leaders who can pray and perform miracles for you. If you are having relationship issues, you search for counselors. But you realise there is no solution. The solution that has come is temporary. What went wrong in this process? You may even ask God, is this the life of a Christian? You are searching for the Glory of God. You may be searching for one year, two years, or more than a decade already.
If you have been doing this, stop searching outside you. If you have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Personal Saviour, this Glory is in you. The Holy Spirit is in you. Acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. Do not push him away based on circumstances in life. He wants to talk to you. He wants to have a fellowship with you. The devil doesn’t want you to recognise the power of the Holy Spirit. He plants all kinds of lies and religious beliefs in you, and without you realising, you may be attending church, doing all kinds of prayer sessions, or even serving religiously as a Christian behavior. Still, you have missed the most crucial key. You are searching for the Glory of God outside you!
NO! It is in You.
The Key is recognising the power that is at work in us. The more we acknowledge and recognise the Holy Spirit, we can’t help it, but there will be an acceleration in our life. The Glory of God follows through. You can’t stop it. The Glory follows. When we come above the Lord this time, acknowledge the Holy Spirit. When you go for prayers or even serve in Church, remember you are conscious of the power in you. When you do this constantly, your perception of life will be different. You would no longer have a mindset of trying to reach God. You are not trying to get God! You are not trying ways to make him answer your prayers.No, it doesn’t work that way! Then why did God send Jesus down to earth? The only religion that preaches God has come down to humankind is Christianity. He sent Jesus Christ to earth.
Yesterday was my birthday. I give God all glory and praise for His faithfulness in my life. I realise I have always been searching for the Glory of God outside me. I made up my mind during this birthday; I am no longer doing the search. I am acknowledging the Glory of God in me.
”Abba, I just want to thank you, Lord, for all the years of Your love and faithfulness in my life. I celebrate my birthday today. Thank you, Lord, for this gift called life. I thank you, Lord, I carry the Glory of God in me. And this Glory overflows to anyone I come in contact with. I dedicated this note to you, Lord. I thank you, Lord, for the Glory that is upon me,Amen ”-R.J.JOHN
This verse came to me when I made a short prayer above.
Isaiah chap 60: 2 (NIV); “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
My prayer partner prayed for my birthday, and she told me ”I see the color blue for you, R.J”-My close prayer partner.
I was moved to study the color. What does Scripture speak on Blue?
The English word “blue” appears 51 times in 50 King James translation verses. It is written the most in the book of Exodus (34 times), followed by Numbers (6), and then a three-way tie with 2 Chronicles, Esther and Ezekiel (three each). The Hebrew word usually translated as this color is tekeleth , a reference to the animal from which the dye is obtained.
This color can represent God or something dedicated to a holy purpose. It can also symbolize royalty or riches.
Numbers chap 4: 5-6 (KJV); And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony (ark of the covenant) with it: And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves there of (see also Exodus 24:10, 25:3, 38:18, 2Chronicles 2:7 and Ezekiel 1:26).
I was blessed with this revelation, and I thank God for it. I dedicated my whole life once again unto the Lord.
”Abba, I pray the decades of my life will be for your Glory alone. Let your will be done. I submit unto you, O Lord.Amen ”-R.J.JOHN.
I want to encourage my readers today not to be disheartened if you don’t see immediate changes in your lives. Trust me, this Glory follows through every season of your life. You will see visible changes in your life this season. Trust me in this.
Say this today: ”I am no more searching outside me.”-R.J.JOHN
Prayer for today: ”Abba Father, I thank you, Lord, you are the Lord of my readers and myself. I thank you, Lord. At this moment, I surrender my readers unto your hands. If there is anyone who has not known you, Jesus Christ, as the Personal Savior, to know you as their Personal Saviour of their life. I thank you, Lord, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ; there will be a move of encounters in my reader’s life today. I thank you, Lord, for angels that have been sent forth to help in any task they are involved in. I thank you, Lord. They are no longer searching outside them. I thank you, Lord. The Glory of God follows in them.
Application: Study the Holy Spirit. Find scriptures related to Holy Spirit from the Bible.
Salvation Prayer: If you want to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, please do repeat after me.
TO ACCEPT JESUS, PRAY THIS PRAYER
Dear Jesus,
I acknowledge that I have made mistakes and made choices that have fallen short of Your best for my life. I have sinned, and I need a Saviour. Jesus, I believe You are God’s own Son, and You died to pay the price for my sin and gave me eternal life. I believe You rose to life again three days later to give me victory. I receive Your forgiveness for my sin and ask You to come into my heart. Wash me clean of all I have done wrong, and help me, Lord, to begin to live for You. Holy Spirit, come into my life and help me to get to know You as my Lord and Saviour.
Thank you, Jesus. Amen
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Romans chap 10:9 -10 ( Good News); That if you confess with your mouth,” Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
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