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Written by Lu Luthra   
Saturday, 11 September 2010 10:24
As we step into the new year , my heart cry is that the people of God, will continue to cry out for His glory to return to His Temple., so that once again.. the shining forth of His Presence in our midst. But beloved, let us understand the implications of God's glory coming  back to dwell in the midst of His people. He can bless us from Heaven, and pour forth His gifts upon us, in our carnal condition. But when He comes in the fullness of His abiding Presence in our midst,  that He knows He is our Lord. When He comes , He will cleanse and purge His people. He comes to take control. And therefore, desirable as all this may be, let us understand it is also a very fearful thing.
In Mal 3 ;1-3 says”And the Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant... But who may abide the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: and He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness"
God's Holy Spirit has been given to us to make us HOLY; and His people are yet to become "holiness unto the LORD." How and when is this to happen? "When the Lord shall have  washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion... by  the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning" (Isa. 4:4).
Do you really want to manifest the light of God to a world that sits in darkness? We are not going to do it, by preaching and talking about it; but only by submitting ourselves to the spirit of judgment, and the spirit of burning. Then will the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives be a flaming fire that will shine forth in this world of sin and darkness.
"And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night" (Isa. 4:5).
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee" (Isa. 60:1).
Darkness and light,  and at one and the same time. His glory shall be seen, and not merely talked about. We should be filled with Him, and not talk about it but be walking in it, and when men see it, one of two things will happen: they will walk in the light, or they will turn away into greater darkness than they have ever known. His glory will draw the line that separates day and night, truth and error, good and evil.
"The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day" (Isa. 2:11).
It is the day when God brings all men down to one common level. "Every mountain and hill shall be made low" ...whether it be in the Church, or in the world. (See Isa. 40:1-5).
"The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth" (Isa. 23:9). There are some honorable men who bow at the foot of the Cross, but Paul tells us they are few in number: "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called" (1 Cor. 1:26).
Dear friends, when the glory of the LORD comes to His Temple, it is to "stain the pride of all glory" in His people, in each of us... not only by bowing once at the foot of the Cross for the remission of sins, but in taking up our cross and following Him. Let’s follow Him, to the cross.
The world we live in is a Babylon system, religious as well as political. She has brought the people of God under her sway, so that they are no longer able to serve Him in His holy Temple, and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth, free from the rulership of kings... and giving the Lord Jesus total Lordship in their lives. The purpose of true ministry before the Lord is to bring this about, to enhance one's individual freedom and relationship with the Lord.
Blessings to you All
 
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