TODAY’S WORD FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2015.
GLORY
Exalted honor, splendor; radiance; majestic beauty; adoring praise; worshipful thanksgiving.
In those days there was no king in Israel, everyone did what was right in his own eyes: Judges 17:6.
We have many references in the Bible about the Glory of God. In John 1:14 it reads that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten Son of God. This verse reminds us of the account when God sent His Son to this earth. Jesus is the Word and he became flesh to live among us and all that lived at that time and believed in Him beheld His glory.
And then in Matthew 24:30 we read about the day that Jesus will return to this earth and it reads that we will see Him, the Son of man, coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
The best definition we have concerning this glory is exalted honor, majestic beauty, splendor and radiance. These words do not really even touch the surface as to the glory of God.
Many years ago God put His hand on Israel and gave Israel His blessing. All they had to do was to keep their eyes on God and live for Him and serve Him with all of their hearts. They failed many times but God still loved them.
In Judges 2:10 we read that a new generation arose which forgot their relationship with God. In Judges 9, Abimelech, an ungodly man, seized power in Israel through violence and deceit and led the nation straight into judgement. This came right after God honored Israel and its general, Gideon, by giving them a great victory over the enemy Midianites. The Bible tells us that as soon as Gideon died, the Israelites forgot God and all His glory. They not only did not give God the glory for the victory He gave them but they chased after other gods.
God made it clear to the Israelites that if God’s glory was going to shine on them again they must first become an obedient and thankful people.
As you read these accounts from the scriptures, stop and look at what is happening today in America and across this world we live in. For God’s glory to return to our countries we must have a mass return of our people to God. God works through His people. Who does He have to work through today? Where are all the committed believers? Most are sitting on their couches with little concern that our world has fallen away from God. Where do you stand?
Our memory verse for this week is found in Proverbs 22:9.
A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Help my family to remember that all that is necessary for evil to triumph in our world is for believers like us to do nothing. Give us a new determination to serve You and to reach out to the world around us to share the good news of the gospel. May the glory of our Lord shine brightly through us today.
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