“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the
whole earth is full of His glory”.
(Isa. 6:3, Read 6:1-8) "And blessed by His glorious name
forever; and may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen"
(Psalms 72:19).
In this day when everything that can be
shaken is being shaken, It may not seem like the earth is filled with His
glory, but rest assured it is – For the Bible tells me so (Heb. 12:26b-28)
Hey Gang' Can you say, Wow! is it not neat to know that the whole earth is
full of His glory? True, the news would
seem to indicate that the earth is not filled with His glory. But keep in mind, we are not to judge by what
we think or see, but by what God has given us in His Word. He did say, I will be with you always!
In recent months I have gained a new appreciation for the
book of Habakkuk. It begins with a cry
to God: "How long, O Lord, will I
call for help, and You will not hear?
(Hab. 1:2). God's response is
found in verse five when He said, "Look
among the nations! Observe! Be
Astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days -
You would not believe if you were told."
Now skip over to Chapter 2, verses 13-14 and tucked in the
midst of four "woes" we find these words, "Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts that peoples toil for
fire, and nations grow weary for
nothing? For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
Would it not be awesome to see God's glory
covering Michigan and all the world as the waters cover the sea? Is it
not awesome to know that is exactly what is going to happen one day- in the not
too distant future for those who love the Lord and are called according to His
purpose?
Toni Evans wrote in his book Our God is An Awesome God
that holiness is the center piece of God’s attributes. In other words at the center of what God is,
is His holiness and to understand His holiness is to unlock the door to
understand Him better and better.
I like Peter’s words when he asked the question, “Do you want to learn to know God better?” His answer, “Then work hard”. To get
things handed to us on a silver platter is to forget as quickly as we close the
Word. Again, we return to the words of
James who said it is the trials and wilderness experiences that opens the door
to a deep understanding of God.
Soooo, my challenge to you today? Do something sacrificially to honor Father
God. Plant a seed in some one’s heart
who needs to feel the Lord’s touch. Paul
said be an imitator of me – a bond servant for Jesus. Do you think it would be fan-tab-u-lous to be
like Paul? Call someone – tell them you
are thinking about them and praying for them.
What joy that will bring to their heart!
Blessings,
Gramps
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