EPHESIANS 1:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
| DAY 17—Embracing the Hope of Glory |
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There is a powerful Word coming to us from Proverbs 4:18. I learned it many years ago—and it has remained in my bosom through over half a century—but sometimes it has tried to slip away from me. This has been especially so when pain increased and hope seemed dim. But, I want to discover its Truth with you again today. Let us allow the hope that bursts from it to enter the bosom of each one on us. Here is that Word as I first learned it. But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
What is there that can overcome this Word? Not the feelings that arise within us, nor the attacks that come upon us from without. We can discipline our own personal feelings to give way to the Light and Truth of God’s Word. We can allow the attacks coming against us to serve us well and crowd us closer unto the acknowledgment of Christ’s life within us.
Psalm 16:8,9—I have set the LORD always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Psalm 43:3-5—0 send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise Thee, 0 God my God. Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him, Who is the Health of my countenance, and my God.
Colossians 1:27—To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory...
LORD, I set my expectation on You. With the discipline You are working into me, I turn from oppression. I acknowledge Your presence and embrace the healing that is mine through Your indwelling life. I open up to Your presence within me and Your authority over me. Others I know and love need this as well. I hold them before You that they might hope also. Help us all embrace the glory of Your presence.
The Promise of His Manifest Presence—John 14:18-21
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