THE WEIGHT OF GLORY
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (17) – For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, (KJV)
Read: 2 Corinthians 3:18
Glory is derived from the Hebrew word “Kavod”, which means “importance” and “weight”. The glory of God is the weight of all that God is. This includes His power and fullness. Paul, in 2 Corinthians 3:18, reveals the breadth and depth of God’s glory, wherein whoever beholds Him experiences an interchange of glory to glory. In today’s Bible text, the apostle builds our understanding that the troubles or afflictions we bear cannot equate to the infinite weight of God’s glory.
Everyone who beholds the Lord qualifies for the physical and the eternal dimensions of His glory. Despite the circumstances that may cause panic in 2025, God is assuring you that your household will walk in glory. Acts 7:9-10 chronicled Joseph’s rise to glory. He went through several family and external problems, but he kept on beholding the Lord until he became the prime minister of Egypt at age 30 and died at 110. Joseph endured hardships for a moment of life but lived with the weight of glory for 80 years. More importantly, the eternal weight of glory far outweighs the earthly glory. The struggles encountered in life can be God’s way of shaping and preserving His people for the immortal glory that awaits them.
Beloved, as a new year starts in less than 40 hours, know that your efforts in 2024 are contributing to greater glory both in the physical and in eternity. Like Paul and Joseph, God has set you up for elevation and the realm of glory to glory. Therefore, you will pray for the grace to abide with this weight of glory come 2025.
PRAYER
Hymn: Higher Ground – Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1898)
1. Holy Spirit, empower me to live circumspectly under the weight of God’s in 2025.
(MIDNIGHT PRAISE)
1. Spend time worshipping and praising God for answers to your prayers in this prayer programme.
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