There Is Just Something About You
Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
People might have said to you, “Why are you so lucky?” or “You seem to be looking younger and younger,” or “There is so much bad news these days. Yet, you seem untroubled by them.”
Now, the people of the world don’t have spiritual discernment. So they can only go by your physical appearance, your behaviour and what happens to you. In other words, if they notice something different about you, it’s because they see the evidence of God’s glory on your life — in your family and work life, health and finances.
Your friends and colleagues may have told you that you stand out from the rest as though a spotlight were on you. And, truly, this is so because of Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27) When God’s glory is upon you, you become a heavyweight, even if you are not eloquent. I should know. I stuttered and stammered right up to my teens. So when your words change people’s lives, you know it is not you, it is the Lord.
You don’t have to be a straight-A student, or be able to speak Queen’s English. You may be uncouth like the disciple Peter, but when the glory of God has risen upon you, and you stand up and preach, 3,000 people get saved! (Acts 2:14–41) What is important is that God gives weight to what you say.
You might be a nobody, like Joseph, a slave cast aside and forgotten in a dungeon. Yet, the greatest king on earth at that time sought him out to have him interpret his dreams. In other words, God will give to you answers that the people of the world do not have.
Maybe it is your hands — when you lay hands on the sick, they recover. Maybe it is your ability to give counsel that is spot on, or your ability to speak into their future with a word of knowledge or word of wisdom from God.
“The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” (Isaiah 60:3) My friend, when you see this happening, it is because the people of the world are drawn to the glory of the Lord which has risen upon you!
Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
People might have said to you, “Why are you so lucky?” or “You seem to be looking younger and younger,” or “There is so much bad news these days. Yet, you seem untroubled by them.”
Now, the people of the world don’t have spiritual discernment. So they can only go by your physical appearance, your behaviour and what happens to you. In other words, if they notice something different about you, it’s because they see the evidence of God’s glory on your life — in your family and work life, health and finances.
Your friends and colleagues may have told you that you stand out from the rest as though a spotlight were on you. And, truly, this is so because of Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27) When God’s glory is upon you, you become a heavyweight, even if you are not eloquent. I should know. I stuttered and stammered right up to my teens. So when your words change people’s lives, you know it is not you, it is the Lord.
You don’t have to be a straight-A student, or be able to speak Queen’s English. You may be uncouth like the disciple Peter, but when the glory of God has risen upon you, and you stand up and preach, 3,000 people get saved! (Acts 2:14–41) What is important is that God gives weight to what you say.
You might be a nobody, like Joseph, a slave cast aside and forgotten in a dungeon. Yet, the greatest king on earth at that time sought him out to have him interpret his dreams. In other words, God will give to you answers that the people of the world do not have.
Maybe it is your hands — when you lay hands on the sick, they recover. Maybe it is your ability to give counsel that is spot on, or your ability to speak into their future with a word of knowledge or word of wisdom from God.
“The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” (Isaiah 60:3) My friend, when you see this happening, it is because the people of the world are drawn to the glory of the Lord which has risen upon you!
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