THE GLORY OF GOD NOW! Ron McGatlin
God is speaking today to His maturing sons and daughters who have experienced the glory of God in His presence. Or perhaps this is primarily for me?
Let me explain that a bit. In considering the cause of the seeming lack of bountiful success in reaching people with the message of the reality of the kingdom of God now with us on earth, it was revealed that the lack of the glory of God in my life was the reason that response to the glorious kingdom message I proclaimed was less than desirable to some good Christians.
Yes, I have experienced the greater presence of being with God on earth and on occasions in heaven and even inside His heart in one life-changing event. I know and hear His voice and have seen many miracles and received profound revelation and wisdom from real personal comradeship with the Lord.
So why this lack of the fullest expectations of reaching some of the people of God with the greater gospel of the kingdom of God on earth as our Lord Jesus proclaimed it, especially since I do the best that I can to teach and proclaim it? Why do so many precious Christian people not fully receive the true word of the kingdom as Jesus has revealed from His word at this time in history?
FADING OR FADED GLORY
Recently in a conversation with a dear wise brother in the Lord, he spoke of the shining face of Moses after spending time face-to-face with the Lord. Moses put a veil over his face so that the people would not see the fading glow of the glory upon his face. (2 Corinthians 3:13).
Moses, as great and foundational as his ministry was, at that time before the fullness of the work of Christ and the coming of the Holy Spirit did not have the presence of God in Christ continually indwelling him as His people today can have.
Today we can have God’s presence within us and with us. When we are present with Him the glow of His glory can be seen upon us. We can always reflect the glow of His glory especially when ministering the reality of the kingdom to the world.
We can also move out of our presence with Him when the cares of this life become our place of presence.
The glow of His glory fades in our turning to the “facts” of natural circumstances and away from the deeper and greater “truth” of God in us and with us.
FACTS VERSUS TRUTH
To see and hear of the glory glow we must have the spiritual “eyes to see” and “ears to hear.”
Seeing with only natural eyes will determine a set of facts as seen by us at that moment.
Seeing the same scene with spiritual eyes can determine deeper and greater spiritual as well as natural understanding regarding the past and the future end or results of the scene. The same type of results take place when hearing or reading words. (Matthew 13:10-16).
Truth tends to be far-reaching and encompassing of understanding beyond the circumstances visible to the natural eye and mind. In other words, truth can have a spiritual dimension well beyond natural facts.
Truth can be a person. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” This is much more than a fact of natural understanding.
Hearing and seeing “truth” can also open revelation of God’s plan for intervention to alter the circumstances or the results or outcome of the situation.
MY FADED GLORY GLOW
No one even those with spiritual “eyes to see” can see the glow of glory when it has faded away. When I allow the facts of circumstances to get in the way of the truth of Christ Jesus the fire of God’s glory fades and the teaching of kingdom truth is unseen and unheard.
The miraculous touch of the love of God that should open the highway of the power and wisdom of Spirit God to change the hearts of those who have spiritual ears and eyes to see may be temporarily shut down.
Salt is a great enhancer of taste. However, salt that has lost its savor is of no use and will be cast out under the feet of men. So, a man or woman of God without the flavor enhancer of the glow of glory is not effective in his or her calling and is fit only to be cast out by men. (Matthew 5:13-16).
THESE LATTER DAYS WILL EXCEED THE EARLIER
Father God, I come before You this day to praise You for your abundant mercy and pure love. I lay down all my cares of this life and give myself and all that is mine back to You. I lay them down at Your altar. I trust You God with my whole heart and love You with all the love You have given me. My Father, I roll my cares over on You and I am Yours and as long as there is breath within me I will praise and seek to serve You and Your kingdom way of love in this world. Father in the name of Jesus, bring forth Your kingdom of love, power, and wisdom upon Your people now on earth as it is in heaven. Let Your glory shine upon us, in the precious name of Jesus.
Thank You Jesus!
Ron McGatlin
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