« Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you »
25 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding.
26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse.
27 She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind Him through the crowd and touched His robe.
28 For she thought to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I will be healed.”
29 Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.
30 Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from Him, so He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?”
31 His disciples said to Him, “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”
32 But He kept on looking around to see who had done it.
33 Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of Him and told Him what she had done.
34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”
It is difficult to describe God’s glory as it is a combination of the great power, splendor and holiness that accompany God’s presence, as well as its effects on man.
Glory is one of the major attributes of God; it is a manifestation of His presence.
Since man was created in the image of God, glory was originally part of his nature.
However, when man embraced sin, the inherent glory of God departed. Romans 3:23 GNT therefore says
« Everyone has sinned and is far away from God’s saving presence »
Sin did not only tamper with man’s glory, it wreaked more havoc by also producing shame.
A glorious life is so wonderful that Genesis 2:25 KJV said of Adam and Eve,
« They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed »
Though Adam and Eve were physically naked, they were covered with glory – that was why they did not know shame.
It was absolutely impossible for them to experience shame.
However, in Genesis 3:7-10, after sin entered, fear gripped them; they suddenly discovered they were naked and had to hide due to shame.
From the fall of man in the Garden of Eden to date, every human being who ever lived without being born again, wallowed in the realm of shame.
According to Proverbs 3:35, glory is the opposite of shame.
Quite simply, glory is the atmosphere of heaven on earth.
Glory is both the beauty and power of God; it was lost at Eden but was regained at Calvary.
Jesus came to redeem mankind and give those who accept Him the hope of glory, according to Romans 5:2.
Today’s memory verse tells us to arise and shine because, with the presence of God’s glory, nothing can hinder the rising of a child of God.
I therefore pray for you: Today, you will rise and begin to shine, in Jesus’ name.
There is nothing glorious about sickness, poverty, a sinful lifestyle, backsliding, bondage, and failure.
Children of God must be determined to live above these problems, swimming daily in glory.
Today, our Bible reading shows a classic example of a person who encountered Jesus Christ and was relocated from the realm of ‘wallowing in shame’ to that of ‘swimming in glory’.
Beloved, come to Jesus today and surrender all to Him so you can also become a candidate for God’s glory (Colossians 1:27).
Prayer focus – Father please let Your glory fill me. Turn my shame to glory, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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