2nd Corinthians, Revised, New International Commentary on the New Testament by Paul Barnett. 8. It is a preserving and enabling ability. And it comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Gen. 41, Psalm 57:8. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 72 views, 8 likes, 3 loves, 41 comments, 3 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from The Sanctuary Church of Deliverance: Welcome to Friday Morning Glory Prayer 4-28-23 OpenBible.info You cant move forward carrying the weight of sin or past failures. Yet Jesus endured because He was motivated by the glory that was awaiting Him in heaven. Start for FREE. Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. All of us are looking with unveiled faces at the glory of the Lord as if we were looking in a mirror. The glory of God in your life is the manifestation of God through you, seen from your spiritual life, relationship with others, ministry, to your health, family, or career. The opposite of glory is shame. "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands" ( Psalm 19:1 ). Be willing to break out of old religious patterns. Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it.". All of us, with no covering on our faces, show the shining-greatness of the Lord as in a mirror. The degree of manifestation of the excellencies of God is the degree of glory you are living in. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. Yet that was a relatively weak and diminishing glory (2 Corinthians 3:7). The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Their rulers wail, declares the Lord, and continually all the day my name is despised. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The gift of prophecy: A direct Word from the Lord to build up others and to further His . For to which of the angels did God ever say, You are my Son, today I have begotten you? Jesus is our example He used an apprenticeship style of discipleship. His magnificence and splendor displayed in the heavens and the earth point to his glory, simply from the works of his hands. Let all hidden potentials and gifts that will make me great, stolen from me, be restored in 100 fold, in the name of Jesus. And the Lordwho is the Spiritmakes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. 9 manifestations of the gifts of the Spirit . Here is what He has to say about this basic principle: But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62) Notice Jesus says that "no one" who keeps looking back on his past is fit for His kingdom. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Be willing to break out of old religious patterns. Aim to be friendly, its a great thing to make new friends who are strong in the Lord. [Forsooth all we with showed face beholding the glory of the Lord, be transformed into the same image, from clearness to clearness, as of the Spirit of the Lord.]. All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord who is the Spirit. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So much of it is. Confess it, and let it go! Arrows from the grave, fired to capture my glory: I AM NOT YOUR CANDIDATE! My life is not a fertile ground for any evil to thrive in, Jesus name. However, they kept looking to their pastfalse identity, false provision, and false destiny. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org, They will fight against you, but they will not overcome you, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the, Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people., Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the. Here are some common hindrances we face, and practical tips to avoid their pitfalls. What is the significance of having an unveiled face in 2 Corinthians 3:18? 2. Save 15% on BibleGateway+ for a limited time! Five things were given to Joseph at his level of restoration of glory: Kings signet ring - a mark of unquestionable authority. 20. Who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, You are my Son, today I have begotten you; For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. 4. So glorify God in your body. Over the past four weeks we have examined God's provision for the healing and health of our physical bodies and found that without a doubt it is His will and desire that we be well spiritually, emotionally and physically. There is one body and one Spiritjust as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call one Lord, one faith, one baptism, For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Save 15% on BibleGateway+ with code SPRINGSTUDY15. New Book Release. Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Learn the 2 ways God opens your eyes and 5 things you can do now to facilitate this. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Walk in freedom today! Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. In prayer, we discover new depths of relationship with our Savior. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 86 likes, 2 comments - Leading The Way (@ltworg) on Instagram: "As we run this marathon of faith, we need to "throw off everything that hinders and the sin tha." Were free of it! You must first have the glory before you can manifest the glory. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You repent, surrender, and let God guide and transform you. To overflow with Gods presence, you must remain hungry for Him! Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel. 9. Instead, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. 2 Pet. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor. I reject the spirit of confusion in my life in the name of Jesus. ASV. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. Fourth, Psalm 1 says that successful people do not get tangled up with negative, wicked, or limiting people. Now all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the kavod of Adoneinu [SHEMOT 16:7; 24:17] as if reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same demut from kavod to kavod, even as from HaAdon, HaRuach. The berean christians are still teaching us today! For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Lord, give me power for a new beginning. You can only manifest what you have and who you are (Your character, habit and attitude). Dont let them stop you! Moving from Glory to Glory Involves a Process. But we all, seeing the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, as in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory by the Spirit of the Lord. God never wants you ashamed; He wants you to manifest His glory. Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! Man is incomplete and ineffective without God. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Have you ever encountered a road block? K He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty. And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. I recover all my blessings that I had lost to the enemy, in Jesus name. If you are feeling weak, tired, and unmotivatedfix your eyes upon Jesus. H The smoke from her goes up forever and ever. And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, Amen. So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. Remember, the mission of Christ is the same, but methods and style, culture. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. F Father, arise and make me a star in the . T He restores my soul. Then the Lord will allow the whole thing to fall to the ground. Ask God for strategies to replace a negative habit with a positive, faith-filled habit. Check out part 4 of this series "Monologue in Your Head." There is a fine line between sanity and a mental breakdown. If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then this prayers for. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you.". but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses. This process of maturing in Christ should be our foremost goal: to become more like Christ, to remain steadfast in our faith, and to avoid being led away into error by sinful people. Certain Relationships Hinder Spiritual Growth. A Psalm of David. Be consistenta steady pace wins the race. As all of us reflect the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, we are becoming more like him with ever-increasing glory by the Lords Spirit. Access 50+ premium resources. Through the process of growing in grace, it is common to enter roadblocks to progressing in our relationship with God. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. Its the same with our walk in Christ. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 2. I command all doors of good things, closed against me by the enemy to be opened, in the name of Jesus. We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. His faith, alive within, empowers prayer. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. How God lets you know He is about to take you to the next level. 2. "We," says the Apostle, after the parenthesis of 2Corinthians . Shall you not know it? Is. 1. This change in us brings ever greater glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. G U The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. We don't have to think of God in heaven far away. Choose to live in the freedom Christ gives its your lifestyle that others are watching. Read full chapter. Lord, let there be all-round restoration in my life through this prayer, in the name of Jesus. They needed to let go of their past and their sin! I decree restoration seven fold in all areas of my life, in the name of Jesus. Read More How to walk in the SpiritContinue, Read More What Was The Error Of The Five Foolish Virgins? Fulfill Your DreamsSeize the Day and Be ExtraordinaryAuthor: Bob SawvelleWith God, all things are possible, and you can achieve the extraordinary. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. 12. . The scripture says "the path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day" ( Prov. It is seen in the verse above:But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord(2 Cor.