Glory that Speaks

Saturday 16 May
READ: Acts 4:13
MORE LESSON: Acts 3:1 – 4

There are levels of glory, beauty and results that God gives a man that even when you don't speak or broadcast it, it is obvious and undeniable. I fondly call it the glory that speaks because you don't need to announce such glory; it speaks for itself. Until the glory of God in your life begins to show without you announcing it, you haven't started enjoying glory yet. Glory is never to be covered or hidden. This is why Jesus teaches, Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house: Matt 5:15. Dormant glory is not glory. When you carry glory, people should be able to identify it. Your glory will speak expressly for men to see, in Jesus’ name.

In Acts 4, Peter and John displayed a level of glory that spoke for itself. They were on their way to church at the hour of prayer when they saw a man cripple from birth. They walked up to the man and Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk: Acts 3:6.

They didn't have silver and gold but they carried glory. Your glory is in what you carry and every born again child of God carries something. When the cripple man walked, a crowd gathered to Peter and John and began to pay attention to them. They didn't need a signpost or poster because the glory spoke for them. The Jewish religious leaders arrested Peter and John and questioned them on why they were preaching in the name of Jesus. That gave them another opportunity to say more about Jesus. So they spoke again and when they had finished, the religious leaders looked at them and noticed such level of glorious eloquence, knowledge, intelligence and power though they were ordinary, uneducated men. They were uneducated but they were not ignorant, Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus: Act 4:13.

The religious leaders concluded without anybody telling them that there was a glory in these men. They also noted that the glory of super intelligence and miraculous power in the men proved that they must have been with Jesus. Jesus didn't give them a certificate for the years they spent with Him but the glory they contacted spoke for them more than any certificate could. The Pharisees had to let them go even though they didn't want to because the man they healed was standing for everyone to see. That was the evidence of their glory. From today, God will give you results that will be the evidence of your glory.

Prayer/Action
* Say, Lord, let Your glory speak expressly in everything I do.
* Ask God for great results that announce a man’s destiny.
* Ask that your glory will speak for you in impossible situations and celebrate you.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, in the name of Jesus, permit nobody to ever again say to me, “Sorry, it’s unfortunate, accept my sympathy.”