Isaiah 25:7 ‘And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.

DAILY READING    1 Corinthians 8; 1 Kings 22; Amos 6

For centuries the effigy of the `Black Prince’ has stood in Canterbury Cathedral. It is a stature erected in memory of the fourteenth century Prince of Wales, Edward, who fought so heroically in the wars with France and died before he assumed the throne. But until a few years ago, no one knew that the stature was made of pure gold. Many thought its blackness from centuries of grime and a coating of protective enamel was deliberately so because Edward, Prince of Wales, was also called Edward the ‘Black Prince’. He was so named because he often wore a black armor. So the black color of the stature seemed appropriate to his name. But recently the coating was removed, and to everyone’s astonishment, it stood forth a beautiful statue of gold! And it has been dubbed the most magnificent tomb and statue in England.

Indeed it is amazing that for centuries the glory within that stature was hidden. But when the grime and the dirt were removed, the beauty within was manifested. There are times in our Christian experience when the fine gold becomes dim and tarnished, but God’s desire for us is that all the grime should be removed in order that our life and witness might be bright and lustrous before men. As we all know, we are in the last days, which are the days of the manifestation of God’s glory. And to manifest glory we must be willing to remove the carnal covering that often obscures our inner light. We must get rid of the carnal nature and its sinful tendencies.

There is need to put off the old man of the flesh, so that the beauty of the new man within us can be seen. There are inherent abilities domiciled in every believer waiting for expression so that we become who God wants us to be.

Romans 8:19 says ‘For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God’.

The manifestation of the sons of God is the manifestation of glory. But there is a covering cast that needs to be removed for the glory within us to shine forth.

Isaiah 25:7  says ‘And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.’

Many people’s destinies and lives have been shrouded and covered up by this covering cast. However it can be removed when we come to the mountain of prayer. Indeed everyone who desires to see glory must subscribe to the demand of prayer. Jesus was on the mount of prayer when His glory was revealed and the disciples saw it. Moses was in the mountain when the glory of God was revealed to him. Fasting and praying are part of the price we pay to ride the waves of glory. When we engage in fasting and prayer, the sinful nature dies so that the glory within can be revealed in us. Indeed there is no star without a scar.  But we must always remember that the cost is never greater than the glory and the benefits always outweigh its cost. That’s why we must ignore the present and look to the future. Jesus for the joy that was set before Him endured the inconveniences of the cross, the beatings and the pains. Likewise we must be willing to do whatever it takes to see the glory of God revealed in us.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to pay the required price so that Your glory can be revealed through me. By Your grace everything that has kept me hidden and obscured is today removed from my life, so that Your glory within me will shine forth in Jesus Name.

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Your heart needs to be filled with The Word of God to the point of overflow. – WORDBITE 222.