GLORY TO GLORY SERIES

Deu 6:10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

Deu 6:11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

Deu 6:12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Mar 7:36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

Mar 7:37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Joh 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

Act 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Without exception, anytime I begin to minister on the manifested goodness of God, referring to the miraculous element of His ministry both then and now, someone always feels compelled to warn sternly of the consequences of overemphasis in that arena. Anyone who has read what I have written or heard me speak in person knows that the main emphasis is always on the necessity of an personal experiential encounter with Jesus Christ. I agree completely and emphatically that the emphasis must always be on Jesus.

However, I have observed that there is more involved here than a needed corrective to excesses. There is an inherent resistance to the work of the Holy Spirit present in all religious traditions that are built on the works and worthiness of men rather than the goodness and grace of God.

The Bible refers to the miracles that Jesus did as "doing good". John refers to the first miracle of Jesus' ministry by saying it "manifested forth His glory." It is God's nature to do good because He is good. He has chosen the miraculous to manifest that goodness. His goodness on display is the miracle working power of the Holy Spirit released in the name of Jesus Christ. The working of miracles, signs and wonders is seen by God as validating of the ministry of Jesus.

Act 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Regardless of the nature or condition of man, it is God's revealed nature as displayed by Jesus to do good whenever and wherever He shows up. In the "latter house" temple (Haggai 2:9), scripture clearly indicates that once again God's glory will be mightily on display for all the world to see. As God is raising up this latter house in The Church of our generation we will see more and more of His goodness (miracle working power, signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth).

It is time to get comfortable that with the fact that "His ways are not our ways." From the beginning His way has always been the way of the miraculous. When God, in His glory, shows up and brings everything He's got with Him that always includes the miraculous.

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Sent in by Sonchild and article written by Larry Taylor