Days of Praise Podcast
The Glory of the Lord
“So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.” (2 Chronicles 5:14)
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- Duration:
- 2m
- Broadcast on:
- 31 Aug 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The glory of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. 2 Chronicles 5, 14. With the coming of the Shikina glory cloud into the great house, God showed His acceptance of Solomon's beautiful temple as His symbolic earthly dwelling place. This had happened once before in the wilderness. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. But as the glory once departed when the ark of the covenant was taken from the tabernacle by the Philistines, so it later also departed when Solomon's temple was plundered by the Babylonians and the people carried into exile. It returned for a time when the word was made flesh and dwelt literally tabernacled among us and we beheld His glory, at least in a spiritual sense. On one occasion Christ's glory shone through in a physical sense and as He prayed the fashion of His countenance was altered and they saw His glory on the mount of the transfiguration. There is also a great day coming when the ascended Lord will return with His heavenly temple, coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory even as the glory of the Lord shone round about them at His first coming. His glory will be present forever when the heavenly tabernacle, the new Jerusalem, comes to earth having the glory of God. In this present age the body of each believer is the temple of the Holy Spirit and He must therefore glorify God in His body. For God has shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. If you've enjoyed today's devotional be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry visit icr.org/donate. Your gift of any amount helps us reach others with biblical truth and encouragement. Thanks for listening. We hope you'll start each day with day's praise. [Music]