FIRST PETER

The Glory of God

***9 times in 1 Peter the word GLORY is used….

***Peter refers to the GLORY of God because he experienced it when he saw Jesus transfigured in Mark 9 and the glory of God was present

***Moses said – “Please show me Your GLORY.” – Exodus 33:18

What is the glory of God?

-it is the weight of God’s presence that can be seen, felt, sensed & experienced

-it is the manifest presence of the Lord

-it is all about Jesus Christ and He alone deserves to be praised

(1.) THE EFFECTS AND FRUIT OF THE GLORY OF GOD DOES NOT ALWAYS COME IMMEDIATELY – Exodus 2:11-15

-waiting is a part of Christianity and we must submit to waiting on the Lord to receive many answers from Him

The Life of Moses is divided into 3 sections:

-40 years in Egypt

-40 years in the wilderness

-40 years pastoring Israel

-40 is the number of testings and trials and Moses lived to be 120 years old

-Moses had to wait 40 years for him to be used by God and experience the glory and manifest presence of God

-DO NOT WASTE YOUR WAIT-

-use the time you are waiting on the Lord to move on your behalf to grow and mature and become a disciple of Jesus Christ

-DON’T BE DISAPPOINTED-

-we can become disappointed when we have to wait…

Disappointment – means to be let down

Why do we get disappointed?

1. we lose our focus

-we place our focus on people and not on Jesus

2. Much disappointment is influenced by the enemy

-the word DIS means to separate, part ways, disconnect

-the enemy speaks to us and tells us lies – John 8:44

-the Lord will never disappoints us – Joel 2:26

3. You have unrealistic Expectations

-you think the Lord will answer all of your prayers immediately and on the spot

-develop realistic expectations such as you will have to wait on some things for the Lord to do

(2.) THE VOICE OF GOD IS CONNECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD – Exodus 19:3-13

-the Lord can speak out of the clouds or the glory of God

1. At salvation, we receive the glory of God – John 17:22

2. Spending time with Jesus increases the glory of God in the life of the believer.  It allows us to hear the voice of God more clearly – Exodus 19:9

The Lord will speak out of the glory that is upon your life and you never know what He is going to say…

-the Lord will say some good things – Exodus 19:3-6

-the Lord will say some challenging things – Exodus 3:1-22

-the Lord will reveal some things to you – Exodus 19:10

Wash your clothes – get your life cleaned up.  Admit your issues and repent…

(3.) THE GLORY OF GOD PRODUCES MORE – Haggai 2:6-9

-as the glory of God increase, more happens

-more salvations, healings and more victories

-Haggai encouraged Israel to rebuild the temple that had been destroyed

-Haggai said the glory of the new rebuilt temple will be stronger than the old temple

-this greater glory will produce MORE.  Get ready for MORE…….