Category: Faith

[The Glory Unveiled]

Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the LORD. [ Joshua 9:14 NKJV ]

Some of the Hivites, who were neighbours of the Israelites and whom the Lord had clearly instructed them not to partner with, came to them in disguise. They pretended to be travelers from a distant land. They told lies carefully crafted to sound like truth. They carried dry and moldy bread and wore worn-out garments, presenting convincing “evidence” to support their story. Everything about their appearance suggested authenticity. Everything about their words sounded believable. And the Israelites were persuaded. Yet their greatest mistake was not in being deceived by appearances. Their greatest mistake was in failing to inquire of the Lord. Instead of seeking God’s counsel, they relied on their own judgment. They reasoned within themselves, “God has already given us instructions. He has already provided a template. He has already taught us how to discern our allies from our enemies.” And so, when the moment of decision came, they felt no need to return to Him again. They trusted their understanding more than His voice. They examined the bread. They studied the clothes. They weighed the evidence. But they did not consult the Lord. And because they did not ask God, they entered into a covenant they were never meant to make. Beloved, this teaches us a powerful lesson. Even after God has given us principles, directions, and spiritual tools for life, we still need Him continually. Past instructions do not replace present dependence. Yesterday’s revelation does not cancel today’s consultation. Knowing God’s will in general does not excuse us from seeking His will in specific situations. We must learn to return to Him again and again—for every decision, every partnership, every step, and every season. The Israelites consulted the evidence instead of the Instructor. They trusted appearances instead of the Almighty. They believed what they saw instead of seeking what God said. And many believers still make the same mistake today. So hear this clearly: Do not be ruled by what looks convincing. Do not be persuaded by what seems logical. Do not be led by what appears reasonable. In other words, do not look first at the evidence. Turn first to the Giver of the instruction. For when God speaks, deception loses its power, confusion finds its end, and destiny is preserved.

Prayer_Bead: Father, please help me to always talk to you about everything. 

Wisdom_Quote: There is always a fresh word from God; listen for it. 

Salvation Prayer: Lord Jesus, I believe in your word as Truth, come into my life and be my Lord and Saviour. 

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[The Glory Unveiled]

Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.[ Judges 7:16 NIV ]

When Gideon was called by God to lead his nation into battle, his first response was not courage but retreat. He fled from the call because the assignment sounded impossible—unthinkable even in a million lifetimes. Yet the angel who confronted him addressed him with a startling title: “Mighty man of valour.” Gideon did not feel mighty, and nothing about his circumstances suggested valor. That declaration was not a description of what Gideon appeared to be, but a revelation of what God had already placed within him. The call exposed an internal reality that had not yet manifested outwardly. And once Gideon embraced that call, he reproduced the same divine strategy among the three hundred men who stood with him. Gideon recognized something profound: there was a light, a torch, burning inside him that needed to be announced with a trumpet. So he instructed the three hundred to take trumpets in one hand, and empty jars in the other, with torches hidden inside. A torch concealed in a clay jar gives no hint of the light it carries—until the moment it is revealed. The enemy could not see the light until it was too late. The New Testament gives language to what Gideon intuitively understood:

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) When the three hundred broke the jars, lifted the torches, and sounded the trumpets, victory came—not because of their strength, but because God’s power was on display. They understood that the triumph did not originate in them; it flowed through them. So it is with the believer. We are a city set upon a hill that cannot be hidden. Wherever the believer goes, whatever the believer does, the light within cannot remain concealed. But we must be quick to recognize this truth: it is not our brilliance, our skill, or our strength on display—it is the power of God at work in us. There is a treasure inside you. Break the jar. Lift the light. Let the world see it.

Prayer_Bead: Father, thank you for the treasure you have hidden in me. Let the jar break so that your light will benefit my world. 

Wisdom_Quote: There is a light inside of you, concealed by a clay jar—break the jar!

Salvation Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for breaking everything covering me from truly seeing your light. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour from this day forward. Come and dwell in my heart and life. Amen. 

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[The Glory Unveiled]

So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” [ Genesis 18:12 NIV ]

Sometimes, as human beings, we reach conclusions that God has never reached. We close cases that heaven has deliberately left open. We stack up evidence—reasonable, logical, convincing evidence—to prove that what God seems to be promising us cannot possibly happen. We disqualify ourselves with facts. We convince ourselves that we are not qualified candidates for the season God is announcing. Sarah did the same. And to be honest, her reasoning was sound. Everything she said about herself and her husband was true. By every natural standard, the miracle was impossible. Time had passed. Strength had faded. Biology had spoken. Her conclusions were valid—yet they were incomplete. So she laughed. Not out of mockery, but out of the sheer absurdity of the promise. And many of us have laughed too. We laugh quietly when God’s Word confronts our reality. We smile to ourselves when the promise sounds good but feels unrealistic. We laugh because, given the facts we know, the outcome seems ridiculous. Have you ever been there? A place where God’s Word feels almost impossible to fulfill? A moment when even entertaining the promise feels humorous? Yet God remains the God of all possibilities. He does not consult our timelines, our limitations, or our qualifications. He specializes in eleventh-hour interventions—when the case is closed, the evidence is final, and hope seems unreasonable. The real question is not whether the miracle is possible. The question is this: when God speaks beyond your conclusions, will you believe Him?

Prayer_Bead: Father, thank you for your sure promises. I trust that you are able to do exceedingly abundantly and above. 

Wisdom_Quote: The word of God does not fall to the ground. 

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[The Glory Unveiled]

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. [ Genesis 3:6 NIV ]

Adam and his wife, Eve, had always walked in the perfect harmony of the Garden of Eden. They knew its every corner, every tree, every animal, every sound. Life was complete and filled with God’s presence. Yet, there came a day when Eve’s heart would be tested, a day that would reveal the deepest desires of her soul—and the choices she would make would echo across all of humanity. On that day, she saw something she had never noticed before. Her eyes were opened—not to truth, but to illusion. She was deceived into believing that something good could emerge from a path where God was absent. And yet, God had clearly spoken: “Do not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” He was not part of that act, and where God is absent, nothing good can ever come. Consider Nathaniel, who once asked, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” (John 1:46). The answer came not from human logic, but from divine orchestration: the Messiah indeed come from there, because God was at work. But when God is removed from a plan or a choice, destruction follows. That is exactly what happened to Adam and Eve—and by extension, to the human race. Eve saw the tree and desired it: it was pleasing to the eye, it seemed good for food, it promised wisdom. And she ate. But how did she know this? Not from God, but from the tempter, the deceiver. She embraced a counterfeit knowledge, one that contradicted God’s original instruction. So I ask you, what knowledge are you accepting today that contradicts God’s word? What voices are shaping your desires away from the truth you once knew? Before you believe a lie masquerading as wisdom, remember Eve—the woman whose inner longings were exposed by deception, and whose choice became the gateway for humanity’s fall. Guard your heart. Test every message. Seek only the wisdom that comes from God Himself.

Prayer_Bead: Almighty Father, thank you for your instructions which are guiding my path and my ways.  

Wisdom_Quote: The heart’s contents are always exposed by external things.  

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Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” [ Job 2:9 NIV ]

Often, we carry carefully formed opinions about who we are—until life puts us on trial. It is in the furnace of experience that the truth about us is revealed. The specialist who administers such tests answers to many names, but in this line of work he is best known as the Accuser of the Brethren—Satan himself. In the opening chapter of Job, Scripture tells us that Satan was roaming to and fro upon the earth (Job 1:7). When Job’s name was brought before him, Satan challenged the integrity of the man God had commended. He sought permission to test Job, not to refine him, but to invalidate God’s testimony concerning him. Permission was granted, and the testing began. What followed were trials so fierce and relentless that few would have survived them. Yet when the fires had done their work, Satan found no fault in Job. Just as Jesus declared, “the prince of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me” (John 14:30), so it was with Job—Satan found nothing of himself in him. No hidden allegiance. No compromised loyalty. But while Job stood firm in the flames, someone else was exposed. The fire that failed to consume Job revealed what lay buried in the heart of his wife. The pressure uncovered her true attachment—not to God, but to the things that had been lost. In much the same way, when Paul gathered sticks and laid them upon the fire on the island of Malta, the heat did not invent the serpent—it exposed it (Acts 28:3). The flames always reveal what was hiding beneath the surface. So we must ask ourselves: What would the fire expose in us?

What is that thing—comfort, status, security, relationships—that could rob us of our integrity? What might tempt us to trade faithfulness for relief, or devotion for preservation? That very thing may be what costs us fellowship with God, just as it did Job’s wife. The fire is not sent to destroy the faithful—but it will always reveal where our hearts truly rest.

Prayer_Bead: Father, thank you for the grace to continue to have a working relationship with you. Help me not to trade my integrity on the bed of material things. In Jesus name. 

Wisdom_Quote: The value of your integrity is determined in the day of adversity. 

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