Jesus said, "I brought glory to You here on earth by doing everything You told me to do." (Jn. 17:4 NLT)
I think those of us who are of the Pentecostal, Charismatic persuasion have looked for "glory bumps" or glowing hallos or have waited for the mystical cloud of glory to descend upon us similar to what Moses experienced; and then we would know that God has been among us. We are waiting for the glory to fall, while God is waiting for us bring Him glory by obedience. We are waiting to glow while Jesus has called us to penetrate darkness with light.
Is it not possible that if we will do what He says, we will see His glory and bring Him glory?
Kierkegaard, the Danish theologian, had this to say about obedience: "When it comes to doing what we know to be God's will, we do not dare to say: I will not! So we say: I cannot. Is this any less rebellious? If it is God's will that you do it, how is it possible that you cannot?" Then he pointedly said: "Today's Christianity ... is now used to hearing everything without having the remotest notion of doing something."
Pretty heavy stuff!
PrairieParson
JB
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