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Sharing the Glory - An Advent Meditation
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.” -Revelation 21:10
Someone once said that no experience in his life was complete until he had shared it with His beloved.
As children, we rushed home to our moms and dads with every piece of good news from the day at school. As teens, we called our best friends as soon as possible.
When God brought that special someone into our lives, if we have been so blessed, we desired nothing more than to disclose every wonderful event to him or her.
Throughout our lives there have been people attached to us who were so precious that we wanted to share ourselves, our hopes, our dreams, our victories, and our sorrows with them.
In such a spirit, Jesus took some of his dearest friends to the mountain. Up until this point, they had seen him as a man – an extraordinary man. But now, he wanted to show a little more of himself to them – and what they would see would startle and amaze them.
When was the last time the Holy Spirit took you to a high mountain to see what He was bringing to pass in God’s purposes?
Whatever God prepares, He does so according to His will in Heaven so that the sincerest and purest prayer of the believer may be, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”
Our God is at work and He is meeting with us in worship to give us a glimpse of His glory. He does this that we might join Him and be willingly led by His Spirit wherever His Spirit leads.
It is all about love – God’s love for us and our response in love toward Him.
And let us work in the here and now for God's Kingdom to come on earth as it is in Heaven so that when it comes down, it will come as a fulfillment of all we have ever lived in the light of God's glory!
And let us build Jerusalem in every home, neighborhood, city, state, and nation where we live now. When He brings it to pass, we shall rejoice.
