“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the GLORY of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from GLORY to GLORY, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” – 2 Corinthians 3:18
GLORY is the ultimate dimension of the SUPERNATURAL. The Greek word for Glory – “doxa” – means: the full expression of the true essence of someone or something. This portrays the notion of reputation, honour, praise, dignity, splendour, and brilliance. Doxa speaks of the majesty of God as the Supreme Governor – the absolute perfection of His deity. The Hebrew word for glory “kavod” means: “heavy,” “weighty,” “fullness” or “full weight of something.” God’s Glory is the full expression of His nature – “all that God is and has” – the manifestation of His Personality and divinity; the weightiness of His Person. In the Presence of His Glory, healings and miracles are released and received without physical touch or human intervention.
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Glory is the intrinsic essence of God’s Presence, and the atmosphere and environment of that presence. Glory is God’s Presence and Power manifested in visible form. This reflects in creation in diverse ways: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge” (Psa.19:1-2). Paul wrote about the glory of celestial and terrestrial bodies: “There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another” (1Cor.15:40). Glory is God doing His works sovereignly. However, He will not visit with Glory beyond our revelation of it (2Cor.3:18). Therefore, the Lord would have His children understand how His Glory operates and how it can manifest on the earth through revelation.
Everything that has God’s Glory has life; whereas, death indicates an absence of glory. Humanity lost the breath of God and the environment of His Glory through sin at the beginning, and ‘died’ spiritually (Gen.2:7, 3:8-24; Rom.5:12). However, God determined to restore us to His Presence, and continued to reveal His Glory to His people over time. His Glory appeared to Abraham and transformed him into a nation (Acts 7:2). He manifested His Glory to the nation of Israel in the form of a pillar of cloud and of fire (Exo.13:21). Under the protective covering of the Shekinah, many supernatural events took place. Ultimately, God’s Glory has been revealed though Jesus Christ: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (Jh.1:14).
The Son of God came to reveal the fullness of the Father’s Glory. Through His death and resurrection, He led humanity back to that dimension of glory prior to the Fall. A key part of His mandate is “brining many sons to glory” (Heb.2:10). Just before His arrest, Jesus prayed to the Father, asking Him to return the glory that humanity had lost so that each believer could live in its manifestation: “And the GLORY which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one…” (Jh.17:22a). Through Christ’s finished work of redemption, God’s Glory is now available on earth: “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea” (Hab.2:14). The earth is full of the Glory of God, and He is revealing it to our generations in order to bring great supernatural manifestations.
Standing on the foundation of FAITH, we can seamlessly ascend beyond the ANOINTING into the GLORY. Operating in the anointing, one feels the fatigue, but in the Glory, there is a replenishing because God does all the work! In the Glory, God does not need our human effort. God is quickening generations of those who are willing to run and be carriers of His Glory. We must individually experience the revelation of His Glory by the Holy Spirit, not by research or reasoning (Eph.1:17). God is leading us beyond faith and the anointing, to enter into the fullness of the river of God’s Glory: “water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed” (Ezek.47:5b).
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