OVERWHELMING GLORY- Open heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ps 85 -87
OVERWHELMING GLORY Friday, October 29, 2010
MEMORIZE: “So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD” (1 Kings 8:11) READ: 1 Kings 8:10-11 In Revelation 1:16, John said that Christ’s countenance shone as the sun at its peak. No wonder Malachi 4:2 calls Him The Sun of Righteousness! Judges 5:31 says, “So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years”. Jesus Christ is righteousness personified. His righteousness is not dormant and quiet, but very radiant and active. It is possible for you to shine like Him. To do this, you must love Him without reservation. And you must be actively involved in soul winning. You must love His Word too. In addition, you would allow Him to have His way in your life and carry out His activities as it pleases Him. When these are done, His brightness will shine through you. By the time John the Beloved saw Jesus in His glorified form, he thought he was probably seeing somebody else. He could barely recognize Him. He could hardly believe it was the same Jesus he was so close to, in whose bosom he used to recline. He was so overcome with the power and brightness of His glory that he fainted. The glory of God is so powerful that whenever it comes, flesh must bow. This was the same glory Paul of Tarsus encountered on his way to Damascus that he did not only fall, he became blind until a divine intervention. No man can resist the glory of God. Do you know God wants to bring down His glory whenever He visits an individual, family or church but it is either the leader is not prepared or the people are not. Even today, in some meetings, the glory of God comes down so strong that almost everyone appears fixed to their seats. They will be weeping, worshipping or just having a great moment in His presence. Even the pastors will be unable to minister. God Himself will be ministering to His people. This was the experience at the dedication of Solomon’s temple. God’s house should be filled with the glory cloud. If Solomon experienced it, you can experience it today. When God’s glory comes down, every token of the liar in the lives of God’s people must bow out. Do you hunger and thirst after His glory? Are your heart and hands clean? Ask for it today! ACTION POINT: If you succeed in bringing down God’s glory, He takes over the ministry. N.B Visit www.10millionexercisebooks.com today and support eradication of illiteracy.