"THE PANGS
OF
GOD'S GLORY"
ROMANS 8:28 - AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD, TO THEM WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.
COMING TO REALITY
Do you want victory over your battles, caused by your traumatic experience? Did you think your victory was going to come easy - without a fight? You can have victory! But, you are going to have to fight! The reality that comes with a traumatic experience can be quite numbing, and leave us frozen, and sometimes frozen in time. Traumatic experiences can shake us to our core if we let it. When they do shake us to our core, we have to find our way back to God's Glory. We have to go back to our core to fight - to the very center where we find our pain, to release our pangs, where God's Glory is. But, you are not alone. God is with you!
Coming back to God's Glory doesn't come with out a fight. It's a fight that doesn't come with out pain, and deep agony, pangs that don't go away, even after you have conquered, and walk in victory. The fight continues even when the battle has been won. Dominion was given to us. But, dominion was given away. You have to choose too take it back, and keep it - "The Pangs of God's Glory!
DOMINION GIVEN TO
Do you know where your strength is to get your dominion back? First you have to remember when, and how it was taken - or - when you gave it away.
GENESIS 1:26+28
26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over EVERY creeping thing that CREEPETH upon the earth.
28) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and HAVE DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over EVERY living thing that moveth upon the earth.
It was always God's intention for His creation MAN to have dominion over EVERYTHING that creepeth on the earth - EVERYTHING! God gave Adam, and Eve dominion over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. But, they didn't have to fight for it, they didn't earn it, and they didn't work for it. It was given to them freely, as a gift of His creation. And, It wasn't a gift to be taken lightly either!
DOMINION GIVEN AWAY
GENESIS 3:1-3+6
1) Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. and he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2) And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3)But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it lest ye die.
2) And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3)But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it lest ye die.
6) And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
THEY GAVE THEIR DOMINION AWAY! WHY? HOW COULD THEY!? Because, they thought they could have dominion without the pangs of God's Glory. They had not experienced the pangs of God's Glory. They did not fight that fight - that now, they would have too, because they didn't fight to keep it their dominion. Except now, their fight would be without God's Glory.
Adam, and Eve would no longer be able to walk with God in the garden. Their dominion was completely striped away, also, by removing them from the garden. The anguish they must have felt by being separated from God spiritually, and physically. The guilt; the shame, the regret, and wishing that if they could just turn back time to correct their mistake. The fact, that they were created in God's image, but could no longer see God in His image must have been torture. Adam, and Eve now could only see themselves in their new image - the image of sin, and shame.
Adam, and Eve would no longer be able to walk with God in the garden. Their dominion was completely striped away, also, by removing them from the garden. The anguish they must have felt by being separated from God spiritually, and physically. The guilt; the shame, the regret, and wishing that if they could just turn back time to correct their mistake. The fact, that they were created in God's image, but could no longer see God in His image must have been torture. Adam, and Eve now could only see themselves in their new image - the image of sin, and shame.
THEIR PANGS BEGIN
All three of them were cursed by God. All three would suffer all the days of their life - including all mankind, because of their disobedience to God. Adam, and Eve that were created in God's image would suffer their separation of experiencing God's Glory. It would be a VERY long time before man could experience God's Glory again. But, that day would come.
GENESIS 3:14-17
14) And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise his heel.
16) Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17) And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded the, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
15) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise his heel.
16) Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17) And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded the, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
THE PANGS OF GOD'S GLORY HAS ARRIVED
The one person who could ONLY possibly comprehend what it would take to get God's Glory back to man, and the one person who would be strong enough to fight the pangs of death, could only be Jesus. Jesus is God's Glory! Jesus came into this world by the conception of God's Holy Spirit; but, born through the same sinful flesh - that same dust God created man from - that same dust satan had to eat for all eternity, because of satan's, and, Adam and Eve's disobedience to God.
But, Jesus came prepared - prepared to fight, and win - to give back God's Glory to man. This was God's plan to take back His creation back. Jesus made the path straight so God would win, so, man could fight to win - so you could fight, to win.
MATTHEW 26:38
Jesus tells His disciples', Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
MATTHEW 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
LUKE 22:44
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
JOHN 19:34
But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
JOHN 19:28+30
28) After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
30) When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
HEBREWS 12:2
Lookin unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
HEBREWS 12:2
Lookin unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
THE PANGS OF GOD'S GLORY IS YOURS
There is only one comparison to that of the pangs of a woman going into child birth, and that is the loss of a child. The pain is unimaginable. I can only imagine the pain, and anguish of losing a child unexpectedly, or, due to natural causes especially if it is a young child.
I have felt the pain when someone is experiencing this type of pain, only because God allowed me to feel it so I can pray for this person. Because of this, I will never say, I know how this person feels. I just felt a glimpse of their pain. But, I have not personally experience it.
I have though, experienced the pain, travail, and the pangs of four natural child births, plus the joy of bringing a child into this world. Every women who has given birth to a child can relate to that.
Yet, these three contrasting emotions are so linked together, that God continuously used them through out the Bible to express His Love for us. It was through a woman that God brought these emotions to us through the Birth of Jesus Christ. But, it was also through a man to experience the pain of watching his son die on the cross. Mary, Joseph, and "GOD!" - experienced this same pain of losing a child.
You say to your self, "BUT WHY GOD - WHY?" Why bless me with nine month of creating a child in my womb, to experience the travail, pain, and deep pangs to bring forth a child, then experience the joy of bringing life into the world from the same womb that I felt so much pain from labor of child birth, to experience death. "WHY GOD - WHY?" The fact that your question goes unanswered is just as painful as the experience itself, because you feel if this question was answered, the pain would go away - you would have closure! But, there is no closure, and the pain doesn't go away.
JOHN 16:21
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
ISAIAH 21:3
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
PHILLIPPIANS 1:29
I have felt the pain when someone is experiencing this type of pain, only because God allowed me to feel it so I can pray for this person. Because of this, I will never say, I know how this person feels. I just felt a glimpse of their pain. But, I have not personally experience it.
I have though, experienced the pain, travail, and the pangs of four natural child births, plus the joy of bringing a child into this world. Every women who has given birth to a child can relate to that.
Yet, these three contrasting emotions are so linked together, that God continuously used them through out the Bible to express His Love for us. It was through a woman that God brought these emotions to us through the Birth of Jesus Christ. But, it was also through a man to experience the pain of watching his son die on the cross. Mary, Joseph, and "GOD!" - experienced this same pain of losing a child.
You say to your self, "BUT WHY GOD - WHY?" Why bless me with nine month of creating a child in my womb, to experience the travail, pain, and deep pangs to bring forth a child, then experience the joy of bringing life into the world from the same womb that I felt so much pain from labor of child birth, to experience death. "WHY GOD - WHY?" The fact that your question goes unanswered is just as painful as the experience itself, because you feel if this question was answered, the pain would go away - you would have closure! But, there is no closure, and the pain doesn't go away.
JOHN 16:21
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
ISAIAH 21:3
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
PHILLIPPIANS 1:29
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.
ISAIAH 26:17
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
THE PANGS OF GOD'S COMFORT
But, only for so long. God's pangs was also unbearable. God raised Jesus from the dead. It was now time for God's pangs to end for His son Jesus, so he could continuously comfort you. It is only God's miraculous power that is able to give such comfort. He never stops - He never goes away - He will ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE!
You were gifted with a child. Now, you suffer with the same pangs you suffered through your child's child birth, because of his death. But, God has promised to continuously comfort you with His pangs of His Glory. You can only get that comfort from His pangs of His comfort, because He suffers with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. I know you don't want to go without comfort? Don't you need His comfort? Come to Him. Let the Lord comfort you!
You were gifted with a child. Now, you suffer with the same pangs you suffered through your child's child birth, because of his death. But, God has promised to continuously comfort you with His pangs of His Glory. You can only get that comfort from His pangs of His comfort, because He suffers with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. I know you don't want to go without comfort? Don't you need His comfort? Come to Him. Let the Lord comfort you!
REVELATION 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
PRAYER OF SALVATION
If you don't know as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)
ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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