Glory is Greatness Fulfilled

UV 1000/10,000 Glory is Greatness Fulfilled But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 9 v 24 We ought not to have confidence in the flesh or the things that mankind through the generations have taken pride in, namely, the wisdom of man, the wealth of man and the strength of man. There is an inner desire for greatness and immortality in every human being. Wisdom, wealth and strength are the traditional claims to greatness. The word “ delight” means derived from light. It is a heady mixture of joy and pride that it is our very own. When our source of joy and pride is derived from our own lights, when we make these our source of delight, sustenance and power, we are being vainglorious. Our glory is vain, futile, limited, transient and deceptive. It will perish with us and it will also be the cause of our perishing. The true source of eternal glory is having a personal and intimate relationship with God through His Son Jesus. The true source of wisdom, riches and strength lies in understanding who God is and knowing Him in all His glory. Understanding His love, mercy, grace, justice and righteousness as manifested here on earth will make us wiser than Solomon. It will give us access to greater riches of the spirit, intellect and emotions than Solomon. It will give us more power and strength than Samson. When we delight in what delights or pleases the Lord, He delights in us. The glory of God is so awesome and amazing that we will be at a loss of words to describe it. It has a jaw dropping effect on us and others around us. There are two ways to understand and know God’s love, wisdom and power: one, by studying and delighting in the revealed Word; two, by experiencing these facets of God in our personal lives in real time and in real ways. The Lord does not follow a hands off policy with regard to those who know Him personally and intimately. He delights in actively exercising or manifesting His love, kindness, justice, righteousness and power in our lives. The words in the uni-verse –“ in the earth” implies that the Lord manifests Himself and these qualities in down to earth ways in our daily lives. This is the reason He allows people who delight in or lust after the things of the flesh - wisdom, wealth and strength- to hate us. Unless they hate us, how can God show that His love is greater and better. Unless we suffer injustice, how can He demonstrate His justice. Unless we admit our weakness and vulnerability, how can He reveal His strength. Once He reveals His love, kindness, wisdom and strength, we need to continually delight all day and night or all our waking moments in the very memory of His marvellous deeds on our behalf. After the revelation of His love, wisdom and strength, comes the time for His impartation of these qualities to us. Once these qualities are imparted or transferred to us by anointing of the Holy Spirit, we cannot at any time boast of it as we know that these are not our own qualities but only gifted to us by grace. But He has given us the privilege and honour to claim Him as our own and to proclaim His eternal glory, grace and power. The glory of God is not a selfish glory. The purpose of Jesus's coming is to share God's glory with all mankind forever. In Christ, we are no longer fallen short of the glory or greatness of God. Prateep V Philip