Month: November 2020

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His presence or nothing.


[The Glory Unveiled]

The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” ( Exodus 33:14 )

Moses met the LORD on their way to Canaan. But before this encounter, Moses had met God a few times. Yet at this point he was tired of the routines and the fact that nothing was significant about them. God had been telling him to lead the people to the land of promise. Moses wanted the other nations to know that the Lord is their God. So God promises him that His presence will go with him. This statement is a heavy package. As Believers in these times, we need nothing more than we need the presence of God. The presence of God guarantees rest. The presence also reveals and announces the glory of God over our lives. Without God’s presence, His glory cannot be seen nor felt. In these days, we need to secure the presence of God with us and then watch every other thing fall in place. The presence of God is the present that announces the absence of labour. Moses said, without the presence of God, he will not go on the journey. Beloved, have we embarked on any journey that God is absent from? Without the presence of God our efforts will amount to nothing. Anywhere the presence of God is scarce, the voice of the devil is present.

Prayer_Bead: Shepherd of my soul, I give you full control, wherever you will be, I will go, wherever you will lead, I will follow. Let the glory of your presence punctuate my life.

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Amplified Confidence


[The Glory Unveiled]

The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah:
“‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? ( Isaiah 36:4 )

Hope is the voice of faith in the distance. So that before we could meet with the realities that are not immediately within our reach, we need to hear the whispers of hope. The King of Assyria had captured so many kingdoms and even all the fortified cities of Judah. This time, he had turned his face towards Jerusalem, threatening to destroy them unless they surrender voluntarily. But the leader at the time, Hezekiah, instead of shivering and shrinking into the hollow pit of fear, he turned to hope. And hope directed him to God. In that space of time, the enemy brought a lot of enticing offers to the people dwelling in Jerusalem. You see, the enemy will always present a counterfeit offer when your genuine package is closest. This is why we need patience and absolute trust in what God promises no matter what else comes our way. Later, King Hezekiah will turn to God with a broken heart and absolute dependence on Him. And then God intervened. Your testimony is in the same neighborhood as your step of faith. Take a step of faith, even if it will make no real sense to you. The king of the Assyrians noticed one thing about Hezekiah even though he was at the “weak” end. And that was his confidence. Let us amplify the voice of our confidence in God.

Prayer_Bead: Father of all spirits, King of all Kings, thank you for your immutable and infallible words. Order my life in the trajectory of your glory and your purpose for your Kingdom.

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The glory is in Christ


[The Glory Unveiled]

Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. ( 2 Corinthians 3:15-16 )

The acts and deeds of God in the Old Testament was veiled because the minds of the people were blinded in their stiff-necked rebellion and unbelief. And for that to be communicated to them in pictures, Moses, when he descended from the mountain in the glory of God, veiled his face so that the people could not see the glory in their unbelief. Indeed whenever one turns to look upon Moses—without faith in Christ—they miss it. The only one who is capable of taking away the veil is the Lord Jesus. So that we come into that openness to see and display God’s glory when we accept Jesus as Lord. We have been called to display the glory of God to a lost world. And how best could we do this except in Christ. Because in the strength of our flesh and earthly standpoint, instead of showcasing God’s glory, we hide it from the eyes of the people. And then we begin to magnify the creation rather than the creator. The lens of Moses (unbelief of the people, not Moses) cannot interpret the New Testament truth, neither can it reveal the Christ. Christ is only revealed to the world by the Spirit of faith.

Prayer_Bead: Father in heaven, thank you for the special grace of your word. Keep my gaze on You, and order my steps in your word. Make me a true reflection of your glory.

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God remembers


[The Glory Unveiled]

Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. ( Genesis 30:22 )

Jacob loved Rachel so much and wanted to marry her, but his uncle Laban, tricked him into marrying Leah, Rachel’s elder sister. But that didn’t stop Jacob, he had to work for seven more year for Rachel. After his wives came to stay with him, Rachel could not conceive. And even though Jacob loved her more, because she could not conceive, it seem to her that her sister was getting all of their husband’s attention. In order to correct that, she turned to God. Challenges have a way of showing us the gate of priesthood; challenges drag us to the feet of God. But for sometime it seem that God had forgotten about her or couldn’t hear her. Along the way, Rachel, like Sarah tried to help the situation by allowing her servant to sleep with her husband to raise children for her. But this temporary solution didn’t take away her misery and so she continue to look to God in prayer until the scripture above; God remembered Rachel and opened her womb. No prayer is ever wasted because heaven has zero tolerance for waste. The prayers of the past are not wasted. Prayers can be stored up until their appointed time or when enough demand is made on heaven for the release of their answers. God remembered Rachel! Her secret and silent prayers were not in vain. Likewise, your prayers never fell to the ground, they will be remembered and you will conceive the blessings you have been carrying all along.


Prayer_Bead: Merciful Father, Gracious Lord, thank you for not forgetting my silent and secret prayers. Satisfy my heart desires by your loving kindness.

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Accept God’s verdict


[The glory Unveiled]

And God came to Balaam [again] at night and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you—that you shall do.” ( Numbers 22:20 )

In our fast food, fast cars and “fast everything” world, we are always pressured to want things done very fast. Impatience with God has become our totem of “faith”. So that we desperately force our will on God and demand that things be done our way whether the Lord is in it or not. In the verse of scripture above [read the full account], we see Balak play out the 21st century order of most church goers. Balak had a desire to have the Israelites cursed by a prophet so that they could be overpowered by his army. Balak’s first delegation of messengers, were asked by the prophet Balaam to tell Balak that God would not allow him to come to him. But Balak, like most of us will not take a “no” for an answer. The truth is that “no” is also an answer from God. Balak just wanted God to do what he wanted, the way he wanted it. As a result, he wanted God to alter his plans to contain his arrogance which was actually very dangerous. We are in a season where we need to take divine directives and instructions seriously. We must avoid the attitude and spirit of Balak. Whatever God says to us in any situation is the best even if we don’t understand why. So instead of trying to force things to work our way at all cost, let us look through the silence and rejections of God to see the bigger picture of His love for us.

Prayer_Bead: Lord of Lords, Zion’s King, thank you for the advantage of the Cross. Give me the spirit of faith to accept and obey your word and your will.

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