Glory of God by Guillermo Maldonado

Author:Guillermo Maldonado
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, General Fiction
ISBN: 9781603744911
Publisher: Whitaker House
Published: 2012-03-31T22:00:00+00:00

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The glory of God, or His presence, exposes the spiritual condition of an individual.

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Eugenio’s full deliverance was difficult and lengthy, but his life has been completely transformed. He sees my wife and me as his spiritual parents, and he is now an instrument in God’s hands to save souls. He prays for the sick and casts out demons. God healed him, and now Eugenio uses his life to heal others. God delivered him, and now he delivers others. If you want, you can become an instrument of God, like Eugenio is. (See 2 Corinthians 4:17.)

When we speak of the glory or presence of God, therefore, we are talking about transformation. Every time I see the manifest glory of God, I also see changes take place in people’s lives. Many people desire the glory because they want to be transformed, but others reject it because, deep down, they really do not want to change.

It is interesting to note that many things in the world change, while the church prefers to remain stagnant or to take steps back. We isolate ourselves from the new things God is doing. Later, we realize that where there used to be life, blessings, and virtue, there is nothing left because God is no longer there. The cloud of His glory has moved to another location. Let us not be deceived. It is very dangerous to stay behind where the glory or presence of God no longer manifests.

Let us now see how transformation takes place in the manifestation of His glory.

The Purpose of Jesus’ Transfiguration

And [Jesus] was transfigured before [Peter, James, and John]. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.…Behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”

(Matthew 17:2–3, 5)

Why was Jesus transfigured? What was the purpose of His changing in this way, since He was perfect? Let us remember that Jesus had laid aside His glory before He came to this world to be a human being. Therefore, He experienced the same temptations that any of us experience. He had a mortal body, and His human nature was able to sin. Otherwise, the temptations He endured would have been meaningless. Until the moment of His transfiguration, Jesus had operated under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, but through this manifestation, He showed three of His disciples the glory that was available to them. When Jesus was transfigured, they were able to see Moses and Elijah with Him. I believe that Moses represents the Torah (the law—the logos, or the written Word of God); Elijah represents the church, God’s power, and the rhema word; and Jesus represents the kingdom of God, as well as both the former glory and—through His forthcoming resurrection—the latter glory. (We will discuss the former and latter glory in chapter 12.

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