Remember when Jesus had a meeting with Moses and Elijah in the realm of glory? (Luke 9). The disciples, in typical human fashion fell asleep just before glory came down. How much of the visit of God's glory they missed, I don't know, but they missed it. They were "heavy" with sleep. That is the bad news, sad story. The good news is that they did finally wake up and when they did, "they saw his glory". The truth of this is that when we are not awake spiritually, we are going to miss the glory. God reveals His glory to us, from "glory to glory". Sadly, many of his disciples, his children, his church miss the glory. Missing the glory means you remain unchanged. The dimensions of your relationship, your understanding of God, your passion for God remain unchanged.
I am well aware that for many who claim Christianity, this all means nothing. You have grown up in a religious environment absent of the glory, the manifested goodness of God revealed to you in a personal way. My friend, you don't know what you are missing! The amazing thing about God is that on one hand He is so universally big, beyond comprehension but when His glory touches you, His touch is so personal. It is real, it is tangible, it is amazing!
Wake up! Wake up! There is a secret to waking up. The Bible says that if we will wake up "Christ will give us light" (Eph. 5:14). That is a quote of Is. 60:1, which reads "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee". If we are not awake, we will miss the glory. So, the all important question is "How do we awake?". Here it is: (Eph 5:15) "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit" Keep your vessel full! Keep your lamps well-supplied on a daily basis. Never speak of being filled with the Spirit in past-tense. Be ever being filled. Start every day asking for a fresh in-filling of the Holy Ghost. You never know, that may be the day that glory is revealed around you and if you are not awake, if you are unwise, you will miss it.
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