Psalm 63:1-2 – ‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.‘

DAILY READING – Acts 12; Joshua 15-17; Job 28

The actual location of the biblical ark of covenant today remains uncertain. However, there is a long-standing religious legend that the ark is in Ethiopia. According to the story, the Ark was brought to Ethiopia 3,000 years ago and now resides in the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion. This story was recently corroborated through a research done by the Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration (BASE) Institute.
The BASE team said on the organization’s website that they had uncovered compelling evidence that the Ark may really be in a resting place in the remote highlands of ancient Kush — which is modern-day Ethiopia. According to their research, the Ark was taken out of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the reign of Manasseh and eventually taken to Ethiopia.
In the church where it is hidden, it is said to be guarded by a single monk, in a room where no one else enters. This monk has a lifelong assignment of guarding the ark until his death, when another monk will then take over.
However, many experts don’t believe what is in Ethiopia is the original ark, but rather a clever replica made some centuries ago. Many Ethiopians do not think so, but believe their nation has been divinely appointed to guard and protect the ark of the covenant.

In contrast, during old testament times, there was never any contention about the authenticity of the ark. The Presence of God was so powerful around the ark that the resultant effects spoke for itself..

Anytime the ark came into the battlefield, the Israelites would roar with joy,, knowing their victory was guaranteed.
When Israel sinned against God and the ark was captured by the Philistines, the ark became a terror in the land of the Philistines. When they put the ark in the house of their god, the idols fell broken before the ark. And as the ark remained among them, the Philistines became so smitten with infirmities that they desperately sought to return the ark back to Israel. When David went out to receive the ark, as it stumbled and Uzzah put forth his hand, he was slain instantly. When David abandoned it in the house of Obed-edom, there was such great manifestation of blessings that David ran to retrieve the ark, and took it back to Jerusalem with celebration. Wherever the ark went, there were signs and wonders and the glory around it could not be hidden.
Likewise when we carry the ark of God’s Presence, there should be such mighty miracles, signs and wonders that men should never be in doubt about His glory in our lives. Through the price of blood that Jesus paid He has paved the way for us to see even greater glory than the Israelites saw. We just need to be rightly positioned through covenant responsibility to carry this weight of glory.
Psalm 63:1-2 says, ‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.’
Through longing and thirsting for it, we can see God’s power and glory manifest greatly in our midst. As we pay the required price of prayer, God’s glory will so greatly surround us that there will be no doubt about His Presence in our lives. Indeed when we carry glory, there should be no vain story; only the manifestation of miracles, signs and wonders.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the price of Blood Jesus paid which has given me access today to experience Your power and glory. Please help me not to miss the glory You have ordained for me this year in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE
For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, one that thinks in line with the Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.