Transient Glory
Dec. 6th, 2006
Ex 29:43 NKJV And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory
Main Entry: 1tran·sient Function: adjective Etymology: Latin transeunt-, transiens, present participle of transire to cross, pass by, from trans- + ire to go -- more at ISSUE
1 a : passing especially quickly into and out of existence : TRANSITORY <transient beauty>
b : passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn <transient visitors>
2 : affecting something or producing results beyond itself
- tran·sient·ly adverb
synonyms TRANSIENT, TRANSITORY, EPHEMERAL, MOMENTARY, FUGITIVE, FLEETING, EVANESCENT mean lasting or staying only a short time. TRANSIENT applies to what is actually short in its duration or stay <a hotel catering primarily to transient guests>. TRANSITORY applies to what is by its nature or essence bound to change, pass, or come to an end <fame in the movies is transitory>. EPHEMERAL implies striking brevity of life or duration <many slang words are ephemeral>.
“ Beloveds, you are only strangers here, and the glory I am about to pour out on My people is miraculous and startling even to the naked eye. My beloveds you have never seen the things I am about to do. Your life here is transient. But My glory is everlasting. Man’s glory is only transient because the glory man gives is nothing compared to Mine. So many settle for much less, not realizing that the glories of this world, and what man gives is NOTHING compared to the GLORY OF GOD. My glory is enduring and it is FREE. It cost you nothing yet it costs you EVERYTHING. People think that if they ask for glory it is this ethereal and beautiful thing, but they don’t know ME. When MY GLORY filled the temple, the priest could not stand. Moses himself couldn’t even enter the tabernacle of meeting when My glory was there !
Ex 40:34-38 NKJV The Cloud and the Glory (Ex 13:21,22; Num 9:15-23)
Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36 Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys. 37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the LORD was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
“Yet man has little reverence for My glory. This is not a right attitude beloveds. I am JOY, and I am LIFE, but glory also brings the FEAR of the LORD. My glory is awesome and fearsome. Ask Uzzah if it is wise to touch the glory of the LORD, or to treat it lightly. I Am HOLY, and My presence is HOLY. I am Joy and Laughter as well, but My glory is much more than many realize. So many limit Who I am and are filled with unbelief that their actions are important.”
2 Sam 6:6-7 NKJV And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God.
It would be wise for this generation to resolve to humble themselves in the presence of the Almighty rather than to stand proudly in arrogance and presumption. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of WISDOM. Not many who are wise in their own eyes are chosen beloveds. There is reason for that, for pride blinds a man or woman. Pride hides sin rather than causing a man to humble himself before his Lord and Master. Surely I am worthy of adoration and worship. Remember that satan was removed from heaven for failing to worship and for seeking glory for himself. So who do you think men emulate when they boost themselves and desire to build their OWN NAME and forget those who are poor among them ?
Such grasping and arrogance will NOT be rewarded beloveds. It is MY name that must be preeminent ! The glory that man has is transient. The glory that comes from ME is forever, for you will be like ME when you see ME as I am. We will forever dwell together in eternity and nothing that you know now, can compare to the glory that is coming. The one who cares for ME, cares for WHO I care for ! The one who loves ME, obeys ME. The one who loves me will think first about what I WANT, not what he wants. THAT is SURRENDER ! So what kind of glory do you want ? The transient kind of this world’s hurrahs and rewards, or the ETERNAL kind ?
Then come to ME, and allow me to burn away everything that cannot withstand the test. For I am like a refiners FIRE and a fuller’s SOAP. And I will wash you clean from the traces of filth of this fleeting world. I will burn away all the dross, and you will come forth as GOLD !!!”
Isa 4:4-6 NKJV When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, 5 then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering. 6 And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.
Job 23:10 AMP But He knows the way that I take [He has concern for it, appreciates, and pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I shall come forth as refined gold [pure and luminous]. [Ps 17:3; 66:10; James 1:12.]
Ps 45:7-9 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad. 9 Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir. NKJV
Prov 27:21 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold ,
And a man is valued by what others say of him. NKJV
Priscilla Van Sutphin
