A farmer once took an egg from an eagle's nest. He took it home and placed it under one of his hens and it hatched with a little brood of chickens. The farmer raised the bird with great patience and attempted to tame him. The eagle never really seemed to fit in with the chickens. It always walked alone; it could not seem to relate to or interact with the chickens.

As the eagle grew, he realised something seemed to be wrong deep inside of him. Even though he had never known any other existence but life in the chicken yard, it just did not feel like home to him. He wanted to leave the chicken yard and take to the skies. He even tried to do so, and the farmer finally had to clip the eagle's wings to keep him from flying away.

Since the eagle could not fly, he just sat in the chicken yard looking up at the sky. One day a storm began to brew, the sky grew dark, and all the barnyard animals scurried around for cover; the chickens were terribly frightened, as chickens are prone to be. The eagle sat watching the scene in front of him, realising the storm did not frighten him in the least.

At that moment, he could not help but stretch out his wings, and as he did, he noticed that the farmer had failed to keep them clipped. Suddenly, his eye caught sight of a great eagle riding the wind above him, his wings outstretched in majestic form.

The eagle that was raised as a chicken looked again at the chickens scurrying around frantically, then returned his gaze to the eagle soaring peacefully above him, then looked back at the chickens and then up at the eagle again. He heard the eagle let out an awesome, piercing cry. In that instant, he knew he had to get out of the chicken yard! A mighty gust of wind swept beneath his outstretched wings and lifted him into the air. With a shrill scream of victory and freedom, he left the barnyard forever.


- excerpt from "Never Give Up!" by Joyce Meyer

cool.. Joseph Prince, Bill Johnson and Matthew Barnett preached from 2 Cor 3 these recent sessions. glory. mmm. theme for the season.. JP and BJ seem to be doing a series, too. The ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory!

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Glory

2 Corinthians 3
⁷ But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, ⁸ how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? ⁹ For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. 
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¹⁸ But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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getting more..
posting this to remember.
we are destined for glory. keep our eyes on Him.

^{Psalm 139
7} Where can I go from Your Spirit?
         Or where can I flee from Your presence?
⁸ If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
         If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
⁹ If I take the wings of the morning,
         And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
¹⁰ Even there Your hand shall lead me,
         And Your right hand shall hold me.

Shine

NCC Daily Devotional for today.. whoa. God.

There is just something special about you. =)

Time to arise and shine forth the glory~

Glory

Glory is the manifested presence of God.

How do we manifest the presence? By being constantly conscious of His Presence. wow.

Been wanting to post about glory for a while now, and i feel like i should try to write some of this down before i forget, especially after men's meeting on saturday, where ps talked abt this glory that we want to walk in. and today, listened to a random sermon entitled "Keys to Manifesting the Glory of His Presence". Can it be clearer? haha. there has been much revelation, shall attempt to consolidate and share some..

It all started when i told a fren i could see a special glory resting on her. what she said next was just.. whoa. she said "really? i asked God for it." she is really close to God. yes, this glory is our entitlement. Blood bought. and it comes with a constant consciousness of His Presence.

You know, we carry the presence of God wherever we go. we are able to change the atmosphere wherever we go. the more conscious we are of His presence, the more it manifests. and the more people notice you. when your heart is established by grace, and when you are conscious that it is Christ in you that is the hope of glory, a glory will come out of you that is attractive. people will ask: "what is different about this guy/gal? can't put my finger on it.. there's something special about him/her."

He promised He will never ever leave us nor forsake us. He is with us. Be intimate with Him. Be conscious of Him. Treasure His constant Presence.. that's all He wants.. He is a loving Daddy! His glory in your life will then naturally manifest.

Joseph was a man who was conscious of God's presence. His name means, "God has added" and he was conscious of that. there was no record of complaint in Joseph's life. "The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man". for whatever he did, it prospered. Potiphar could see this glory on him.

Point to note: Joseph walked in such glory that he was irresistable (remember Potiphar's wife). He had to be a good steward over the glory. =)

This is not like the fading glory on Moses' face. we have a glory that is everlasting because of the overpayment at the cross.

wow God You are everywhere i look.

Your daddy knows you’re a flame
Your daddy knows you’re a flame

Even to the angels it may sound like a lie
For you child
He has the troops and extra backup standing by
For you child
For you he’s the best he can be
For you child
For you he’s the best he can be
Oh child don’t you know
Your daddy love come with a lifetime guarantee


- Babyfather by Sade