Daily Digest: Capstone Capsule

“Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the KING of GLORY shall come in” – Psalm 24:7

To glorify the God of Impact is to hallow Him, THE KING of GLORY: “Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the KING of GLORY shall come in” (Psa.24:7). The word glory infers recognizing someone for who he really is. The Hebrew word, “kabod” means: “heavy,” “weighty,” “fullness,” or “full weight of something.” Glory speaks of God’s abundant riches, splendour, honour, and the goodness that emanates from His Character. In Greek, “doxa” describes the attributes of someone’s true nature; the full expression of their true essence – the root of the word “Doxology”!

Glory is like God putting Himself on display: All that He is and all that He has; the full expression of His Nature; the weightiness of His Person; the uniqueness of His reputation; and the essence and fullness of His Presence. Glory is what sets God apart in a class of His own! His Glory incorporates His beauty, brilliance, exquisiteness, grandeur, magnificence, majesty, radiance, splendour, and wonder. To ascribe glory to God means to live in full recognition of who He is” “They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, and talk of Your power” (Psa.145:11). The rewarding result: “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory…” (1Sam.2:8a).

Moses understood the significance of God’s Glory, he pleaded: “Please, show me Your Glory” (Ex.33:18). When we are surrounded by His Glory, we’ll fall on our faces or break into worship and adoration (1Kgs.8:10-11). As we allow our minds to be still and open ourselves to the truths of His Majesty, Love, Grace, Greatness, Faithfulness, Splendour, and all that He is, these truths transform us, and are revealed through us to be seen by all: “The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together” (Isa.40:5a). In the midst of your personal struggles, family circumstance, financial challenges, health issues, and the unstable world systems, the Question arises: Who is the King of Glory TO YOU?

This was David’s answer: “The Lord of hosts, strong and mighty; mighty in battle – He is the King of Glory!” It is mine also. The King of Glory is my strong, mighty, and immutable God. There is nothing that can touch me that He cannot use to form me. He is high and lifted up, and His Train of Glory fills the temple (Isa.6:1). His Glory shall be expressed, experienced, and tasted in and through my life. The King of Glory comes in to fill every void in my life and perfect every detail in my destiny. I am lifted to Glory realms, where I begin to see life’s challenges and temporal trials from heaven’s eternal perspective!