Bible verse : The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts and in this place will I give peace and prosperity, says the Lord of hosts. Haggai 2:9
Life point:
God Almighty promises that the glory of the latter house will be greater than the glory of the former temple.
Child of God do you really know that you and l are the temple of God today (2 Corinthians 6:16) and that God’s glory , His manifest excellence is upon us?
Just as the temple in Haggai would increase in glory, so you and I also increase in glory as we grow in God. The glory we had in the past , the former glory is not as great as what we have today or will have tomorrow.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18 , Paul states that God changes us from one degree of glory to another. In other words the changes in us personally, as well as in our circumstances take place in degrees.
You are in the glory right now! If you are born again, then you are somewhere on the path of the righteous. You may not be as far as you would like to be, but thank God you are on the path. There was a time when you were totally outside covenant relationship with God through unbelief Ephesians 2:11-12. But now you belong to the household of God and are being transformed by Him day by day.
Child of God enjoy the glory you have right now and don’t feel jealous of where others may be. They have already passed through the place where you are now.
In this sense glory is simply a place that is better than the previous one. I had so many flaws in my personality and character that even after some years of trying to walk with the Lord, I still felt that I had made practically no progress. Yet all that time I was gradually becoming a little more “glorious”.
We are usually too hard on ourselves. We would grow faster if we relaxed more. We can’t live by our feelings in these matters. Satan makes sure we frequently feel that we are unredeemable mess or that God is not working in our lives.
We must learn to live by God’s Word and not by how we feel. His Word states that as long as we believe, He is working in us ! Your latter glory will be greater than your former!
Hallelujah to the Lamb of God amen!
Prayer:
Lord help me to experience greater glory daily in my life as I walk with You amen!
