GO FOR THE GLORY- Open Heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ps 97 -99
GO FOR THE GLORY Friday, November 05, 2010
MEMORIZE: “And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone and  Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him” ( Exo. 34:35) READ: Exodus 34:27-37 “And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last” (Rev. 1:17). When John saw Jesus in His glorified form, he fainted. The Lord touched him and told him ‘Fear not’. One lesson here is that when you go into God’s presence regularly and absorb His glory to a point, when you come out, everything you meet will have to bow down to you whether they like it or not. We are designed to be carriers of His glory.  Unfortunately, since Adam lost that glory, and even after Jesus paid the price, many of us are just satisfied with going about with emptiness. Demons recognize the glory when they see it. Human beings recognize it too (Acts 6:15). But the glory doesn’t just come.  In fact, going by the lack of thirst for spiritual things pervading the lives of many saints today, it is possible for believers to go through life without carrying the glory and therefore live in perpetual defeat. One person who carried that glory was Moses. But it did not come cheap! Moses had gone into God’s presence on Mount Sinai without carrying the glory.  On one occasion, when he went to receive the 10 Commandments, he stayed for 40 days and nights without food, yet, he did not return with the glory.  Being in God’s presence is not enough. Doing God’s will is not enough. After several trips to Mount Sinai, Moses had to specifically beg to see God’s glory (Exodus 33:18-23). It is not enough to ask to see the glory: you must prove that you desire it more than anything else. Finally, it was after his eight trip to Mount Sinai that he returned with God’s glory (Exodus 34:29).  Yet, he still returned to God’s presence because he needed to sustain the glory experience. Why are people talking or insulting men of God? It is because they are not carrying the glory. Let’s not deceive ourselves: the glory on Stephen was physically seen.  Those who killed him knew they killed an unusual person whose face was radiating like an angel’s.  Also, the Israelites were afraid to look on Moses so he had to physically cover his face with a veil. When the glory of God comes upon you, everyone around you will know.  Everyone -superiors and subordinates will be forced to fear you when you carry this glory.  Go for the glory! ACTION POINT: The fastest way of earning respect from all and sundry is by accessing God’s glory.  Go for it! N.B Be a blessing, support www.10millionexercisebooks.com today.