Glory
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 "'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace,' declares the LORD of hosts" (Haggai 2:9).
Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee
A dictionary defines 'glory' as 'very great praise, honor, or distinction.' The only ones who can be recipients of this glory are God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit: the Triune God. However, John 13:32 states, "If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately."
This does not just mean that God wants to be exclusively glorified, but implies that He also wants to give glory to those who glorify Him as well. Now I will tell you how we will glorify God and how He will give glory to us.
1. God will be glorified in the name of the shepherd
John 14:13 reads, "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son." Here, in order that we may glorify God, sacrifice must have been made to pay for justice accordingly.
Jesus also made sacrifices that words cannot express to become the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Philippians 2:6-8 says, "[Christ Jesus] who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." As written, though Jesus existed in the form of God and was united as one with God, He humbled and sacrificed Himself to the point of death on the cross. Then He was exalted as the King of kings and Lord of lords, and thereby He glorified God (Philippians 2:9-11).
This principle of justice is applied the same today. For the last 32 years, since the founding of this church, and since 2010 in particular, the years have not been easy years, but they have been years of patient endurance and sacrifice of all I have. To support his wife and children and help them lead comfortable and happy lives, a husband and father needs to and ought to make a great deal of sacrifices. If I had given up on the souls who seemed unable to make it, or if I had left the souls behind so that they had to take care of themselves, my sacrifices wouldn't have been as big as they were. However, I couldn't let go of a single soul. Instead, I understood them, embraced them, and forgave them with love. As such, my pain and sacrifices became greater.
In return for the sacrifice, God says He will be glorified in 2015. He adds that the glory will be incomparably greater than the former glory (Haggai 2:9).
Through healing and answers; through signs, wonders, and countless works of God's power, God has been glorified. But God says it is not even close to being enough. Since sin and evil are so prevalent in this world, He says that we need the works that can reveal His glory even more greatly and amazingly so that numerous souls of the world are able to witness them and seek God.
Just as Habakkuk 2:14 says, "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea," my goal is to let the glory of God fill the whole earth. For this to be, God has given me power upon power for the past years. He has also let many people of spirit and of whole spirit come forth on the security of my sacrifices.
Since Jesus fulfilled the law with His love and accomplished His mission as the Savior, countless souls have been able to walk the way of salvation. Thanks to the justice that the Lord piled up, those countless souls who were benefited from it could receive the blessing of salvation. And, the enemy devil and Satan cannot bring about any accusations concerning it.
The enemy devil and Satan have clearly seen the kind of love I have also piled up within this justice. Therefore, when so many souls enter New Jerusalem as well as countless souls come within the boundary of salvation, the enemy devil and Satan cannot make any accusation concerning it either.
Romans 8:17 says, "And if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him." To receive the glory in the future, you must take up your own crosses. You must fill up your personal measures of justice of your own by all means available to you.
2. He will be glorified through you who come out as the fruit of the shepherd
In 2015, it is time that you should fill up each of your own measures of justice so that you can do many works. As you glorify God in doing so, He who is glorified through you will return glory to you.
John 15:8 says, "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples." The disciples of Jesus appeared so fragile that they didn't seem to be able to do anything without Jesus beside them, but after the resurrection of Jesus, they became completely different.
The sacrifice of Jesus' taking the cross opened the way of salvation for them, and gave the confidence of resurrection to them in their hearts. They received the Holy Spirit and were renewed amazingly. From that time on they sacrificed and gave up all they had for the Lord. And through such disciples, many fruits were borne, and God was glorified. Only then could they be confidently called the 'disciples of the Lord'.
If they had not changed after the resurrection of the Lord and devoted themselves to the point of giving up even their lives, could they have been remembered as the disciples of the Lord today? From now you should also go out with confidence, gather countless fruits, and glorify God.
In order to do so, just as the Lord said in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven," we must be the ones who can 'shine your light'. We must cast off evil and sanctify ourselves so that the light given out from us might shine before people. As we shine the light like this, our good works will cause people to glorify God.
Moreover, as you become sanctified, God will give you spiritual authority and strength from above. Then, you will be able to defeat the forces of darkness and take up the duty of saving countless souls; this will glorify God. Moreover, as you come into whole
spirit, you can do even greater and more amazing works. But first of all, to take the responsibility, you must be a worker of spirit.
The world will be darker and more hardened. To shine light and glorify God in such a world, we must be the light. Countless people of spirit must come out as the light. This light should shine in all parts of the world. People of spirit should let the powerful light shine out to defeat the forces of the antichrist. They should go out to the world, manifest the works of God's power, and penetrate people's souls, spirits, joints, and marrow with the words of spiritual authority. Only then can they lead numerous souls to the way of salvation in a short period of time and glorify God.
2 Thessalonians 1:12 says, "So that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ." As said, through you who shine the light out toward the world, God and the Lord receive glory, and you will be also given the glory. I hope that all of you will participate in this ministry of blessing and glory.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I urge you to diligently come out as precious men of spirit and of whole spirit so that you can glorify God as much as you want in 2015. I pray in the name of the Lord that God will be glorified through you and give you glorious crowns and you will enjoy the inexpressible glory in New Jerusalem forever and ever.
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