The Digest (John 17)

 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.(NKJV)

Recently we did a Digest on a verse and  we drew down the whole chapter because it said  it all🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Beloved, today is no different. What’s important is the version which is the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION. Start falling in love  because I have already🥰. This version  is so succinct without any adulteration.

And so from John 17:4 it takes us to John 17:1-17(NLT)- A Prayer by Jesus to God About US.

_17 After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. 2 For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. 3 And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

_4 I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5 Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.6 “I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

_7 Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, 8 for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me. 9 “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. 10 All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory.

_11 Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name;now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. 12 During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me.I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.13 “Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy.

_14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15 I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do. 17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.🥰❣️💫✨

*Reading this meditatively, I feel loved, comforted, encouraged and spirited up to continue to do this life knowing who’s solidly behind me irrespective of all that we face.

*Above all, after it is all said and done, let v.4 be our words too- ‘I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.’*

#YourDigest

*How To Attract His #GLORY*(intro)

Psalm 27:4 (NIV): "One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

Attracing his Glory, Revealing His Glory,Manifesting His Glory… all tie together

Even for the least of all ‘glories’,  it will amaze you to know how people will die for such.

_The other day I was thinking of what at all Mr.Sanballat and Tobiah were looking for..(Is it not little glory/favour with the king?)

Therefore, how much more that of the  Most High GOD?…

You know what the media, social media especially has done. It has exposed our truest and our unstoppable  quest for anything ‘glory’ in the full glare of the whole world. Of course, we knew a lot of things were done in secret and even if you wanted to be brave about it and show it to the world a few while back, you’d need a traditional media which was(is) duty bound to sift through.

Today, with your phone right in front of you, which is your full  media acesss to the world,  People have “unapologetically”  shown  us that they’ll  do anything and everything to get whatever ‘glory’ that is there.

Let’s get the ‘glory’ whether from wherever, GET THE GLORY FIRST AND LET’S TALK THE OUTCOMES AND REPERCUSSIONS LATER ON PLEASE….WHO CARES?🧐🤨

Before we  delve deeper into what you’d expect the pointers and guide to be about our topic; we want to ask- Dear Christians:

*ARE WE READY?…

*ARE WE REALLY READY??…

*ARE WE  REALLY READY TO DO ALL THAT IT TAKES???….TO GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR GOD???

*ARE WE TRULY READY TO ATTRACT HIS GLORY & ALL THAT IT REQUIRES???…

When we step back a bit and think about all the wild far reaching things we can do just to attract an earthly fleeting glory at all cost; it makes you wonder why we cower and are overly critically when  ‘same’ is required us to attain THE Glory of GOD. ~Otuosquotes 

Sincerely, Ask yourself with possible scenarios of what God will Expect of us and answer: 

*Am  I Ready to attract,manifest and reveal his(God’s) #GLORY???…

*Will I be Willing to do and Obey even as his GRACE is Available???

(Remember, this is your intro. And so More to come.)

Psalm 27 once more.

*And So as we say: Itis from #Glory to #Glory…..#Glorious’26 #WrapForTheWeek😉*

Verses and Versions((John 17:4)

 On Verses and Versions today is John 17:4 which will be our digest later tonight 

King James Bible

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

New King James Version

I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do

*We Pray Lord that- Let these be our words  also when it is all set and done LORD🙏

What Happens When his Glory Comes Down?…(Intro)

There shall speak of the Glory of  your kingdom and talk of your power; to make known to the sons of men your mighty acts and the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.( Psalm 145:11-12)

There is always  that ‘something’ that happens when God, his Spirit-His #GLORY falls…

When we do say-You will never be the same when you meet or encounter God;  it is true, it works and becomes evident for all to see whether now or with time.

We will do a glimpse of what happens and later follow suit with elaborate details 

When the GLORY of GOD comes down…..

*Hearts are filled with the Tangible manifestation of God’s Presence and Power

*People encounter God in a different light as seen/evidenced 

*There is a MOVE in the atmosphere, vicinity, region and countries (all in order to fulfill divine mandate)

Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the lord filled the Tabernacle. Exodus 40:35 (v.35-38)

*Hearts are Touched and Souls are Won.

*Empowerment and Emboldened for his work.

*Transformation -Change in the Lives of People (in all aspects albeit diverse)

Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting…And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. Acts 2:2&4

*The  Lord’s Visitations upon his People(including Speaking& interacting with them)

*Sign and Wonders of what’s to come.

*Humbling of our Human Pride, Ego and self-beliefs

*Beauty, Holiness,Sanctity, Orderliness, Radiance, Favour,Aura, Anointing, Excellence, ‘Perfection’ and all that Glory carries along with.

These and so much more  happens when the Glory of God comes.

For the Original to anything, there is a fake to it. The Devil is able to model his signs and many outcomes similar to that God and same applies  with the ‘Glorious’ things of GOD.

In the coming weeks, as we make time to go into them, we will flip the coin to bring out its fake side and most importantly  how to identify as the Spirit leads us.

The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues. Revelation 15:8

_And the word became flesh and dwelt among you, and we saw his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14_

For now we say it’s  from #GLORY to #GLORY. #Glorious’26 #Wrap

Verses and Versions (Isaiah 60:1)

 Are you seeing these known verses in a different light,?

On VERSES AND VERSIONS today, is the popular  Isaiah 60:1

Legacy Standard Bible

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, And the glory of Yahweh has risen upon you.

Amplified Bible

“Arise [from spiritual depression to a new life], shine [be radiant with the glory and brilliance of the LORD]; for your light has come, And the glory and brilliance of the LORD has risen upon you.❣️

We Do Digest on different verse tomorrow.

#Glorious’26 (Where Does Love and Glory Intersect)

Still in a bit of the Love zone but this time relating it to the Glory.And this one got my attention greatly.

“_The relationship between love and glory is primarily defined through a theological lens, where love is the motivation and action, and glory is the ultimate, manifested result. Within this framework, love (specifically God's love) is often seen as the pursuit of a relationship with people, and this act of loving is the very display of God's glory._”❣️

*The Digest (1 Corinthians 10:31)*

So then, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of [our great] God

A thought on it and the simple question is why did he use what we eat and drink?… because that is the commonest of things to us as humans. It is so close to home sitting right under the eyes and nose.

Therefore, if he is concerned about that and want you to honor him with even those minutest things, how much more the very big ones.*

*It also tells us that -God is interested in the very very little details of our lives and want us to give it all to him. (Remember, when he once said-_I know the number of hair on your head.Luke 12:7)_*

A Very Simple Verse but stretch it out and you’ll find out it is eternally elastic….#unending #Calling us to surrender, devote and commit it all to him even when …(add it)

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