Below is a summary of the Oct 22 Awakening Service. Please leave any questions or comments by clicking on the comment button directly beneath this blog entry.
Scripture: Exodus 34 & 2 Corinthians 3:7-18
Is the glory within you veiled? Do you reflect God’s glory?
What we know about God- God is a God who has initiated a relationship with His creation. He has provided his name although mysterious, and his character. He is a jealous, grace filled, slow to anger, loving, faithful, able to maintain love to thousands, forgiving yet just, kind and compassionate God.
What we know about us- We were created to reflect his glory. Yes God is mysterious, and we cannot perfectly define him or wrap our mind around him. Our desire to seek that which is righteous determines the amount of glory we reflect. Romans 3:23 we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory we were created for.
How we should live according to the passage- We should not live in disobedence to God, lusting after other gods, blending in to the world, forgetting our creator, forgetting the wonderful things he has saved us from, worshiping ourselves, looking out for ourselves first, failing to acknowledge his Lordship, failing to meet with God, being to busy, doing evil. We are called to live as the opposite, to live as holy people, so that we may glorifying God, and that the world would see God.
Literally show our spikes- When someone who doesn’t know God looks at you, they should be able to say there is literally something different about you, maybe not literally display spikes of glory, but you literally obey what Jesus commanded. You love, you show compassion, you give to poor, you feed the hungry, you are an active part of the solution, you are bringing heaven to earth, and you are not bringing hell to earth by being unholy. You are called to reflect God, by being holy, separate, and obedient. We are meant to reflect God’s glory,
Remember the Journey- Remember though it is a journey, we are being transformed, God has commanded us to be holy, but it also a promise, for we cannot be perfectly holy while living on this earth, but in Heaven we will be granted perfect Holiness. Remember though, we are to be constantly transformed, constantly with God’s help removing the veils of sin, and everyday gaining in brightness so that we shine like the stars in the universe, we are to be the light of the world, so that we reflect accurately the glory of God. We have no excuse to do otherwise.
Look at your reflection and ask yourself, am I brighter today then I was yesterday. Our purpose is to reflect God to the world, by being holy, separate, and obedient. We are the church, the hope of the world. If we don not reflect God to the world who will? Are we seriously going to leave it to the rocks and the trees? Who's more equipped? I've got a voice, talent, the ability to reason, I'm filled with the Holy Spirit, I have material possessions, what are you capable of?
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