Hallelujah Devotion – 7. The GLORY of God
The glory of God…. “The LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” Is40:5
What is the glory of the Lord & what does it do in & to us?
GLORY (NT-Greek)– ‘doxa’ refers to God’s dignity, His honour, praise & the worship due His name.
GLORY (OT-Hebrew)- ‘kabod’ pertains to the weighty splendour, glorious prevailing presence of God that deserves His honour & accentuates His sovereignty.
God promises us that His glory shall be revealed to all of creation. That every knee shall bow & every tongue confess that He is Lord.
In the OT we learn that offerings & atonement for sin were made and the glory cloud of God entered the temple. Those who were ministering to the Lord could no longer stand in His presence for the manifested weight of His glory.
God manifested His glory through the fire that consumed their offerings, the fire on the mountain top,… before the tabernacle. It was so great that the people fell to their faces as the glory of the Lord appeared.
Exo40:34-35
(34) Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
(35) And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Exo24:17 The sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel
Lev 9:5-7
(5) So they brought what Moses commanded before the tabernacle of meeting. And all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
(6) Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the LORD commanded you to do, and the glory of the LORD will appear to you.”
(7) And Moses said to Aaron, “Go to the altar, offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people.
Lev 9:23-24
(23) And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people,
(24) and fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
In Rom3:23 we learn “that all have sinned, falling short of that glory of God”.
But that God has made a way through Christ to make know the mystery of this Glory.
It is Christ IN us.
Col 1:27
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
He is the hope of glory to be revealed & made available to us as we are renewed, restored & re-united to heart of the Father.
For He has promised & in Him all His promises are YES & AMEN. For it will be for His glory!
2Co 1:20
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
ENCOURAGEMENT
The restoration of all things is at the heart of the Good News Gospel of Christ. The ultimate is the restoration of God’s bride, the church, her return to the majesty & the glory He intended for her.
In Christ we are part of that story! All that we are going through here & now, is part of that story that will end in His eternal promise of the restoration of all things that will culminate in HIS glory at the coming of Christ, the glorious Son of God and our Lord – Redeemer of All things.
Therefore,
Zep1:7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD; For the day of the LORD is at hand, For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.
Heb 9:24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
Act 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
YAHWEH – Winds of Worship – Vineyard Music:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OX0mKedQ_aU&si=zmGyy40XZaVKetkx
PRAYER
Father, we are encouraged by the knowing that Your glory, Your weighty presence, Your all-consuming fire, Your righteousness and Your redemption is drawing nigh.
That the sufferings, trials & challenges of this hour will all become part of the ‘burnt offerings’ of repentance for our sins, wave offerings of thanksgiving & praise for Your glory upon us.
In all reverence & humility we stand eager in waiting for the revealing of the sons/daughters of God.
We are attentive for Your VOICE to COMMAND our ways.
The testing of Your FIRE to purify us.
We embrace the JOY of the Lord that is our strength day by day. For we have witnessed your faithfulness in our lives.
Your PEACE that sustains us and give us rest as we belief.
We desire to discern Your WILL through the GUIDANCE of the Holy Spirit in each situation and moment.
We stand in awe of Your GLORY presence revealed now & forevermore.
We Love Your Lord. Thank You that You loved us first
Oh, where would we have been if it wasn’t for Your Love manifested to us through Your VOICE, PURIFYING FIRE, JOY, PEACE, YOUR WILL & GLORY.
Amen & Amen
Open The Eyes Of My Heart – Hills WOrship:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ibiMgN1JBIo&si=0g7Szd03sm8JeFmd
JIREH – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=mC-zw0zCCtg&si=q4TA65UUHIqiC6iZ