The Glory of God

Published: Sept. 19, 2021, 10 a.m.

Hebrews 10:22\nlet us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ\u2019s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.\nExodus 40:34\u201335\nThen the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.\nLuke 2:9\nSuddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord\u2019s glory surrounded them. They were terrified,\nJohn 17:5\nAnd now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.\nJohn 11:1\u20136\nA man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord\u2019s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, \u201cLord, your dear friend is very sick.\u201d But when Jesus heard about it he said, \u201cLazarus\u2019s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.\u201d So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, he stayed where he was for the next two days.\nJohn 11:40\u201345\nJesus responded, \u201cDidn\u2019t I tell you that you would see God\u2019s glory if you believe?\u201d So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, \u201cFather, thank you for hearing me. You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.\u201d Then Jesus shouted, \u201cLazarus, come out!\u201d And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, \u201cUnwrap him and let him go!\u201d Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.\n-Glory of God is not often revealed in our time\nJohn 11:4\u20136\nBut when Jesus heard about it he said, \u201cLazarus\u2019s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.\u201d So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, he stayed where he was for the next two days.\n-God\u2019s glory is always built on the foundation of love\nJohn 11:35\nThen Jesus wept.\n-God's glory brings us back to life\nJohn 11:25\nJesus told her, \u201cI am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.\nJohn 17:1\u20135\nAfter saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, \u201cFather, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. And this is the way to have eternal life\u2014to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.