Carriers of God's Glory

What happens when the glory of God comes and surrounds you?

What happens when you are in a church service that is soaked in God's glory?

What is the difference between God's glory and man's glory?

Friend, Jesus Christ lives inside of us with His Holy Spirit! Glory to God! We are the carriers of His presence and most importantly His glory here on earth.

Many of us forget that we have the high honor of being called not only messengers but carriers of God's glory. Think about that! An everlasting, perfect, and all-knowing God has appointed you and I to be His ambassadors here on earth and to expand His kingdom with His glory. We do not fight a physical war but a spiritual war for men's hearts. It is the greatest battle we face, yet we know that the presence of almighty God resides right inside of us. It is one of the greatest mysteries that a holy and omnipotent God lives inside a sinners heart. The unsurpassed grace that is on us is astounding! God's love is eternal!

The Holy Spirit has been stirring my heart to meditate on the Glory of God in recent weeks. At times we position Jesus Christ as a mere human man that once walked the earth but let us not forget that he was man and God at the same time. His divine nature was and is still present within us. He was the Son of God in living form! He was the epitome of the one who carried the glory of God here on earth. His example to us is clear, less of man and more of God. Less of my pride and more of God's humility. Less of my desires and more of His will. God's heart is for men to carry His presence, His glory, His power throughout all the earth!

We have silenced the voice of the Holy Spirit internally and refuse to speak His words externally. Why? What makes us so afraid to not take the task of expanding the kingdom of God with God's glory? What is it that offends the Holy Spirit about our life that the supernatural presence of God's glory cannot be visible in our life?

Something the Lord spoke through the prophet Jeremiah gives us insight into understanding our dilemma. This is written in Jeremiah 9:23-24:

“23 Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; 24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the Lord.”

As I began to study these verses the Holy Spirit revealed the heart of man inside these scriptures. The Lord took Jeremiah and began to speak to the Israelites and wanted them to understand something very important, that any form of self-praise, self-promotion, and prideful behavior will not be tolerated. It will be resisted.

The word ‘wisdom’ in that verse is the Hebrew word: חכמה chokmah. This is very important to understand because you will understand God’s heart here.  This word has multiple sub-sections of meaning and each one can be used in this verse. This word means the following:
                                Wisdom in Skill, Administration, Ethical, Religious,

God was saying don’t boast in your wisdom! Let me help you rephrase this so you can grasp its depth. Don’t be wise in your own eyes, don’t have a prideful heart, don’t think you are so wise even if you have skills and talents, or you have technical abilities in a trade of work, or you are able to administer and manage organization or groups of people, or you know how to ethically present yourself in a group of people or with your peers, or you know the structure of religious affairs and how things need to be put in its places. God says DO NOT say this is my hand that has done this. Think about that!

The next thing verse 23 addresses is not to glory in our might. Some people may think it refers to our physical strength, however, here it refers to the level of influence you have in your life. If God has given you influence in your family, at work, in school or college, or in ministry do NOT glory in that. Do not soaked up your ego in thinking how wonderful you are since you have so much influence. It’s not about you, it’s about the GLORY OF GOD!

The last word God addresses is riches. He says do NOT glory in your wealth, ability to create wealth, or your level of influence in the world with your wealth. God is not opposed to blessing you financially but it becomes a sense of glory it is not pleasing unto Him.

Let me review here. God is talking to three levels of our life:
                1. Our internal abilities and talents
                2. Our external influence on people
                3. Our position and power in the world

So to out all this together the Lord through Jeremiah is saying do not glory in your internal and natural abilities, do not glory in the level of influence you have on people around you and do not glory in your position in the world to make decisions with your wealth. WOW! God alone deserves the glory and honor and power! Hallelujah! To God be the Glory!

Let me ask you, beloved, do you pride yourself in these areas? Do you secretly give glory to your talents and level of influence? Do you know how to act ethically and religiously in every detail down to the tiniest yet covet the glory from men inside your heart? God has no partiality.

Remove your clothes of pride, let the Holy Spirit dismantle the arrogance and hidden prideful motives so you can once again be filled with the Glory of God and carry it all over the world!

To God be the glory!

Side Note: Below is a recent sermon recorded at my church on the message of THE GLORY OF GOD. It is in Russian language. You can view it as it goes deeper into this subject. Forward as you wish. To God be all glory.