How the Glory comes

Messages for March 2018: Our Month of Glory

Message for Sunday 4^th March, 2018

Theme: Positioning for the Glory of God

Topic: How the Glory comes

Introduction: Once again, I welcome you to the Month of March: Our Month of Glory. The question that constitutes our topic today is known as the question of purpose asking why we are here on earth. This is a necessary question to answer to enable us locate our specific place in God’s scheme of things now. We already saw from the word of God to us this month that Glory means the manifested presence of God. We also saw that this season, God wants to manifest Himself to the world through the Church in such a way that the sleeping world would be awakened to the loving God who made them. Also, the sleeping in the Church would be revived to operate the faith of God once again; to shine as the lights of the world so that the world can see her good works and glorify the father. See Mt.5:13-16; 1Pet.2:9 and 2Cor.3:8.

But for this reality of God to be manifested, we must be positioned to bear the weight of the glory of God. Today, we are going to be looking at some bible examples of how people began to position themselves to operate in the glory of God.

How the glory comes: For us to be able to understand this message, we have to know that there are two means by which the glory of God comes to earth again since after He departed in Eden due to man’s sin. Before we see that, let us understand that the manifested presence of God also known as the glory is when God the Father comes to be manifested among men. When He comes, His love comes with him to just bless His people or judge the sin in their lives and deals with them based on their response to His correction. See Heb.12:6-12 and Acts 3:19-21.

The first means by which the glory comes is by the sovereign will of God: Here God of His own free will decides to visit man and reveals His glory to man. Examples of these abound in the word of God. For example, we see God manifested in His glory in the ministry of Moses several times like when he appeared to them and caused them to hear His voice and to see His glorious presence. See Deu.5:26. In the life of Isaiah also, he gives an account of God’s glory appearing to him after the demise of King Uzziah in Isa.6:1-5. Truly just like Isaiah’s response, when you encounter the glory of God, the first thing you will recognize is your sinful ways that were hidden from you before and you will respond with instant repentance. If you ask me, I encountered the glory this year and it has not left me the same. This is why the bible tells us that as we behold him with open face [meaning in our transparency before him]; we are changed and transformed from glory to glory. See 2Cor.3:18. When we press in prayer before God, He changes our lives and we do not remain the same persons we were before we started.

The second means by which the glory comes is through asking in prayer: God has promised to answer any prayer we pray in accordance with His word. His word tells us that God wants to live with us as our God and we as His children. He also says that it is His good pleasure to give us the kingdom which is a place of His presence and glory. See Lk.12:32; 1Jn.5:14-15 and Jn.15:7.

A look at the word of God would disclose that from the time of the prophets in the Old Testament like Isaiah, Jeremiah and the Minor Prophets like Malachi, people were praying for the coming of the Messiah by the glory of God. Then we see the example of Simeon and Ana in Luke 2 who had been praying for the coming of the Messiah and they rejoiced to be privileged to see him. Also, in this time people have been praying for the glory about to be released on the earth now since the 1950s and believe me, the release of the glory of God this time is going to be like nothing the world has ever seen before.

In light of the above, this glory must be well prepared for if we are going to take part in it.

Why the glory now? The reason God is releasing the glory is to rake in the end time harvest preceding the return of the Lord. In the time of the Lord’s earthly ministry, He commanded us to pray for labourers to harvest the ripe fruit of men in the world. The release of God’s glory on us at this time will equip us for the work of the harvest of souls into the kingdom of God to God’s glory. The reason for the release of the glory is that God wants more children born into His family and He wants you to be instrumental in birthing them.

What is your place here? This is where we have been building this thought to. Why are you here in the Lord’s army? This should not scare you; you have a very crucial role to play at this time and that is to be in the team of men and women and children who would be instrumental in God’s hands to bring in the harvest of souls preceding the return of the Lord so that more and more people would escape the wrath of God and be saved and eternally grateful to God. It is not the will of God that any man should perish; His desire is that all should repent and come to the knowledge of the truth. See 1Tim.2:2-4 and Lk.19:10.

Your responsibility is to find your place and stay there: Dislocation is a very costly thing. When people are not correctly located, they enter into a season of fruitlessness. But it is God’s will that we not only bear fruit but that we should bear much fruit. This is why we should renounce any unfruitful works of darkness and embrace the leadership of the Holy Spirit. It is only when we are led by the Holy Spirit and the word that we can really fulfil our role in this season of the glory. See Jn.15:8; 16 and Ps.92:12-15.

Some examples of ancients who found their places:

1.     Abraham was called to become God’s custodian of the blessing of the world and he paid the price of faith to actualised it. God equipped him with the promise of the blessing and gave him a token of a son in old age. The promise of the son came to pass after 25 years of his believing. That for some people would be too much price to pay for the glory. But don’t worry, you will not be required to do more than you have capacity for. See Gen.12:1-4, Rm.4:17-21; Heb.11:8 and Gen.21:1.

2.     Jeremiah found his place with God’s call on him to become a prophet to the nations. See Jer.1:4-5.

3.     The first encounter of Saul who later became Paul in Acts of the Apostles with the Lord saw him asking the Lord what he would have him do and Ananias was sent to him to tell him what to do after a three days fast by Saul. See Acts 9:3-6.

4.     When Peter first encountered the Lord, the Lord called him to stop fishing and become a fisher of men for Him. In fact the Lord told him He would make him a fisher of men. Even after Peter denied him, when he was to be crucified, after he resurrected; he reaffirmed His call on him when He told Him to feed His lamb and sheep. See Mt.4:19; Mk.1:17; Jn.21:15-17.

For want of time and space, we shall stop here today and continue next week with how to locate and stay in our individual place to be able to receive and bear the weight of God’s glory. Meanwhile someone is reading this blog now who is yet to make a decision for the Lord Jesus Christ. You can do so right away by saying the following prayer out loud in faith and you will be born again:

Heavenly Father,

Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus died for me and you raised Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore declare that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the fatherhood of Satan and embrace Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for this father in Jesus’ name! Amen.

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