The riches of the glory of our inheritance should catch our attention.
Scripture: Ephesians 1:18
In Ephesians 1:18 we are called to accept to the hope of our calling which is building a relationship with the Father, just like Jesus had. What kind did Jesus have? When He heard God He obeyed. Can we obey when we hear? The next building block is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. The riches of the glory of our inheritance should catch our attention. What did we read in John 17? Jesus has given us His glory. The glory is resident in us and on us by the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Will it be manifested as we obey what we hear? As that happens we are bringing the power and authority of heaven to bear in the earth. What we pray, what we declare, what we decree should bring a response that can be seen so that God can be known. A phrase in the Bible that consistently appears is “That they may know…” Glory describes the intervention of the Spirit! Jesus prayed, the Spirit healed. The purpose of the John 17 prayer is to continue the process of divine demonstration through us! Jesus revealed the will of the Father to intervene in our lives. The whole purpose of that is so that people may see and may know God. “And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:” Here is that same relationship the Father and Jesus had. I in them and You in me, that they may be made mature in one and that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me. So how does the world know? The world must see the Spirit manifest what we pray! If the world doesn’t see, they won’t know. The reason that Jesus gave us this anointing is so that when we pray the glory that has been given manifests and things change and they see. And because unbelievers see God manifesting in the earth at our prayer and at our God-inspired word, then they can know Him.
Special Prayer-In all the special prayers this month. Please pray the word of God.
The Curse: HATEFULNESS
THE BLESSING: John 13:34; Coo 2:6-7.