READ RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL OUR CALLING TO GOD'S KINGDOM AND GLORY - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME. WEDNESDAY, 8TH JUNE 2016
.That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his
kingdom and glory (1 Thessalonians 2:12).
The statement, “Thy kingdom
come...” in Matthew 6:10 were the words of the Lord Jesus, in giving His
disciples a format for prayer. That prayer has however been answered, for the
Kingdom of God has come. It’s a real kingdom operating now on earth, and we’re
a part of it: “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living
God, the heavenly Jerusalem...” (Hebrews 12:22).
We’re not on our way to Zion; we’re there now. The Bible says
the Father “...hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” (Colossians 1:13). We’ve been
called into the Kingdom of God, but according to our opening verse, our calling
isn’t only about the Kingdom. We’ve been called unto His glory! These two
aren’t separate: if we answered the calling for the Kingdom, we’ve answered the
calling for the glory: “Where unto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining
of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thessalonians 2:14).
You were called to obtain glory. Hallelujah. This glory is an
eternal one, meaning that difficult times may come, but they don’t suggest in
any way, the termination of your glory. That a Christian lost his job, for
instance, doesn’t mean he’s out of the glory. This glory is eternal: “But the
God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus,
after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish,
strengthen, settle you” (1 Peter 5:10). Blessed be God!
strengthen, settle you” (1 Peter 5:10). Blessed be God!
God’s desire is for the good news about His Kingdom to have free
course and be glorified, not only in you, but also in your town, city, and
country: “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have
free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you” (2 Thessalonians 3:1).
Give expression to His glory in your world. Spread the good news of Christ’s
salvation. Let the world know that salvation in Christ Jesus is a calling to
God’s Kingdom of glory, excellence, dominion and power.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the calling I have in you: a calling to your Kingdom and to eternal glory. I walk in the consciousness and reality of my present-hour location in Christ, and His glory within me. I manifest this glory to the praise of your Majesty, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Dear Father, I thank you for the calling I have in you: a calling to your Kingdom and to eternal glory. I walk in the consciousness and reality of my present-hour location in Christ, and His glory within me. I manifest this glory to the praise of your Majesty, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 8:30
Hebrews 2:10
2 Peter 1:3
Romans 8:30
Hebrews 2:10
2 Peter 1:3
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 21:1-25, 1 Chronicles 26-29
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 16:12-24, Ecclesiastes 7-8
John 21:1-25, 1 Chronicles 26-29
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 16:12-24, Ecclesiastes 7-8
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