WE EXIST FOR THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY

WE EXIST FOR THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY

(Eph 1:12) for us to be to the praise of His glory, who previously had trusted in Christ;
1:12 It was our initial privilege (as Jews) to cherish the Messianic hope; our lives in Christ were destined to promote the celebration of His glorious plan with man (doxa, intention, opinion.). Mirror

Praise of His Glory:
We exist for the praise of God's glory.
What is glory?
If you were to ask the average Christian what the word 'Glory' meant the chances are they would give a vague and fuzzy answer. Close analysis of the original Biblical texts suggests that this may be due to a weakness of the English word 'glory' rather than poor education on the part of the congregant. It is actually the case that the Biblical word 'glory' is a translation of twenty different words; twelve in the Hebrew and eight in the

Greek.

Glory is defined as great beauty, splendor, honor, brightness, majesty, excellency, abundance, weightiness, goodness: MAGNIFICENCE


There are many definitions for glory. 2 words are Greek- doxa; Hebrew- kabod
Another definition of glory is the manifestation of God, everything He is and everything He does. And another word for glory is God’s opinion and intention for us. Jesus Christ,Yeshua Ha' Massiach is the Glory of God.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 quotes God's intentions for His people. ''For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope'” (NASB).

But His loving intentions toward us are not enough by themselves. There must be action on our part. The passage continues with these words, ' “Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jer. 29:14

When we call upon Him, when we pray, commune with Him, we now He is in us. Of course, in actuality. God finds us, we do not find Him. Holy Spirits draws us to Him.

Isaiah 60 describes so well the glory of God in us and coming up upon us.

Isaiah 60 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon 3 your rising.The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of

We are called and privileged to glorify God, not just in singing and praying, not just in doing things we identify as "spiritual," but also in every part of life, in every action, every thought, every feeling. This is what Paul said is praying without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 pray without ceasing,
I call it “Practicing His Presence.”
Intimacy-- INTO ME, YOU SEE--The more intimate we are with Him, the more He will share His heart with us and the more we will want to pray and intercede. That is praying without ceasing.
SO ITS ALL ABOUT PURSUING GOD, SEEKING GOD, PRACTICING HIS PRESENCE

Enjoying the Person, Presence and Power of the INDWELLING CHRIST. First we must:
1. Consider the fact of His presence.
"I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).
Even Jesus was called Immanuel --"Immanuel...God with us" (Matthew 1:23).
2. Consider the fact of His indwelling. God in us.
I will carry this further, Christ in us, through us and as us.
"To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of glory" (Col. 1:27).

John 14:17 “the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
"At that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I IN YOU" (John 14:20).

Go about your day acknowledging Him in everything you do and say. It takes time, practice and patience to get there. We all haven’t reached that pinnacle yet. But, I do admonish you and myself to practice His presence everyday.
Just think of how different your life might be if you began to think of glorifying God as the core purpose of everything.

Paul uses of the phrase “we who first trusted in Christ” appears to be referring specifically to the Jews. The apostle speaks of himself and other believing Jews as “we who first trusted in Christ.” He is thinking of the godly remnant of Jews who responded to the gospel in the early days of Christianity. The good news was first preached to the Jews. Most of the nation of Israel flatly rejected it. But the godly remnant believed on the Lord Jesus. Paul was one of that number. (Believer’s Bible Commentary by William MacDonald)

Every believer is a full-partaker in God’s inheritance that He has designated for His Son, Jesus Christ. Everything that God has for His Son, He has for the person who by faith (we have the faith of God) alone and as we acknowledge the union (eternal salvation) with Him. This involves many blessings/promises accessible by faith in this life. And this, along with all other blessings in Christ, was predetermined by God for the purpose of bringing praise/ glory to Him.

Sonship, redemption, inheritance, the Holy Spirit, access to God,

participation in God’s work in and as Christ: all these blessings, and many more, Christians receive through Jesus Christ. Just to name a few.

May God give all of us in Jesus Christ a spirit of knowledge and wisdom to enlighten our hearts, so we may know the hope of His calling, the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe!

Our Identity & Inheritance in Christ; Who We Are in Christ; Our Position in Christ

Eph 1:11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

1:11 This is how we fit into God's picture, Christ is the measure of our portion, we are in Him; invented and defined in Him. God's blueprint intention is on exhibition in us, everything He accomplishes is inspired by the energy and intent of His affection. Mirror

Inheritance Continued:

VII. We have access both to promises that come both out of the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, but we need to know them in order to receive them.

Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which brings forth out of his treasure things new and old (Matthew 13:52). What is the extent of our inheritance? For eternity.

As the father said to the other son: “All that I have is yours.” Luke 15:31 And he said to him, 'Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.

Scriptures on Inheritance:

John 17:10-16 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.

Proverbs 13:22 - A good [man] leaves an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

Proverbs 20:21 - An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Colossians 3:23-24 - And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men

Psalms 37:29 - The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.

Titus 3:7 - That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Acts 20:32 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Ephesians 1:18 - The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Luke 12:13-21 - And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

Romans 8:17 - And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.

Psalms 16:6 - The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Colossians 1:12 - Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

1 Peter 1:3-12 - Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

Proverbs 17:2 - A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Seven truths from Ephesians 1

• We are blessed in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Eph 1:3. In other words, every provision for your physical health and welfare. Your spiritual needs, including victory of sin and fear and failure have already been met in Christ Jesus. This sums it all up. The other points that follow break this down more.
• We are holy and without blame Eph 1:4, righteous. God see us a being holy. He has made provision for us to live without blame and above sin. Don’t let the enemy deceive you otherwise. Know who you are and what He has done for you.
• We are accepted in the beloved Eph 1:6 We are totally accepted, loved and cherished by God. You are an important person to God, His favorite. He thinks of you every day. You are a citizen of the heavenly Kingdom and have the right to represent it on earth. You are the envy of hell and delight of heaven.

·       We have an inheritance in Christ Eph. 1:11 Some people die and leave their wealth behind. Don’t limit your ambitions and strengths to earthly things. Keep your eyes on eternal values. Wealth is more than money.

·       In Christ you heard the truth of the word and were sealed with the Holy Spirit Eph 1:13

·       God’s word and the Holy Spirit were given to you for your personal correction, edification, and guidance. Then keep in fellowship with God.  God meets specific need in your life. The Holy Spirit is evidence of your inheritance in Christ. (seal, guarantee) Eph. 1:13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

·       By fellowship with the Lord, we can increase the spirit of wisdom and revelation Christ has given us, grow in our soulish realm by renewing our minds to these truths. Eph 1:16-17 Communication with the Father opens the eyes of our understanding and causes us to see (to be revealed in our spirit) and receive more of our inheritance, appropriate it, use this daily.

HOW TO APPROPRIATE THE PROMISES OF GOD.

We hear a lot about faith & appropriating or taking hold of God’s promises today. Well, just how are we to appropriate or take hold of God’s promises?

James 1:25 But he who looks carefully into the faultless law, the law of liberty, and is faithful to it and perseveres in looking into it, being not a heedless listener who forgets, but an active doer who obeys, he shall be blessed in his doing—-in his life of obedience. Amplified Bible

As we spend time meditating in God’s word, we come to know the truth.

God desires that our lives be victorious daily. His Word, when meditated upon and spoken in faith and done when the occasion arises, transforms our lives on a daily basis. (Joshua 1:8)

We have Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of the Word, living in us. Day by day, hour by hour, we may draw from His life-giving Spirit as we meditate on God’s Word, speak it and do it. (John 6:63).

Then the truth becomes fixed, rooted, united, and identified with us in such a way that the Word is no longer a separate thing apart from us, but we realize we are one with Him. We are already One.

1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

When that happens, following the Word is no longer a struggle. It comes to us automatically with little effort because the Word is who we are and were from the beginning ...and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. We are truly being awakened, coming to know the truth and the truth we know shall set us free.

• In Christ, we are seated above all principalities and powers and might and domain, we are above every name that is named in this age and that which is to come Eph. 1:21-23

Predestined here means all creation is moving toward the purposes of God. From the beginning of time, God predestined to save all of humankind by sending His Son to reveal salvation. The doctrine of predestination does not mean that God is unjust and respecter of persons by deciding that some people will be saved and others lost. (Calvinist Doctrine of Election).

But God’s grace is universal for all who believe. Whosoever! I’m a whosoever believer!!

Romans 10:13 For whosoever, “everyone”, who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

PREDESTINED. CALLED.
I’M A WHOSOEVER

Very interesting video by Perry Stone 4 Seconds from Eternity.

https://youtu.be/lQhBBDJ77i4