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[The Glory Unveiled]

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. ( 2 Timothy 2:15 )

The approval of men is inconsequential when we stand before the Lord who knows the thoughts and intents of men. Most times, when we talk about this scripture, we explain it in the light of mental acumen of the scriptures to impress men. There are those who study the scriptures only to be able to quote them so concisely that people will call them “walking bibles”. But a thorough examination of the scriptures reveals that, we need to study the scriptures to prove ourselves *unto God* and not men. So that we will not be ashamed in our representation of our God. Its just like a sales rep who does not know about the products and company she/he represents, imagine the shame and embarrassment that salesperson will endure? We must study to be approved of our God and not men because it is our God who employed us into our callings. So let us consciously study to show ourselves approved unto God alone.

Prayer_Bead: Father in Heaven, thank you for your word. Help me to study to show myself approved unto you. May I seek your approval alone in all things.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.

[The Glory Unveiled]

Then he [Jesus] climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They [disciples] were completely amazed, ( Mark 6:51 )

The scripture speaks about a time when the disciples had gone on ahead of Jesus after a crusade of some sort. Jesus followed later, after so many hours only to find the disciples straining at the oars because the wind was against them (see, verse 48). In the turmoil of their predicament, the disciples probably tried to handle the situation from their professional perspective as many of them were fishermen. The lesson they learnt which we are also to learn by the grace of God is the fact that, without Jesus, everything is a chaos. But praise be to God, the entrance of Christ in the boat died down the waves. In Genesis 1:2, we  discover that the earth was without form and chaotic until God introduced the Word in verse 3, when God said, “let there be… ” The word of God in flesh is Jesus. And where the word of the Lord is, there is freedom. The guarantee for liberty from any life experience we do not want is the word of Christ. Invite the word of God into your circumstances and you’ll see the peace of God.

Prayer_Bead: Heavenly Father, thank you for your word of grace. I invite you into the boat of my circumstances. Let every raging wave die down in Jesus’ name.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.

[The Glory Unveiled]

And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. ( Matthew 13:58 )

Faith is the only instrument that crystallises spiritual truth so that they can be experienced in the physical realm. Without faith every spiritual phenomenon experienced is an illusion. In the verse above, Jesus wouldn’t do many miracles in His hometown and it was not because Jesus became less God but rather that the people couldn’t see with the eyes of faith. They saw Christ as the man they knew in their community. All the spiritual realities that the people could have experientially participated in were in Christ, but the mechanism–faith–needed to translate it (draw it out) to themselves was lacking. All the miracles and healing and deliverances were seated in Christ waiting for expression by the beckoning of faith. In truth, there are spiritual protocols that cannot be overlooked; they are non negotiable when it comes to realising certain realities in the earth realm. Its amazingly worth noting that the scripture didn’t say that Jesus “couldn’t” do many miracles but that “he did not do”. This explains that Jesus could still have performed those miracles but He obeyed the protocol of faith. Without faith, our spiritual life is just a daydream. The realities we hope for, are experiential only to the degree of our faith in Christ and He alone.

Prayer_Bead: Father Lord, you who called light out of darkness, call true faith out of my heart. Help me through the word of your grace to have confidence in you.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.