The Formula for the Glory of God
Jerilynn Holt Hall

"And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart" (Jeremiah 24:7).
 
The statement "I will be their God" is an area of deep revelation that I love to explore and learn more. The possessive statement of what it means to belong to God, and the benefits of being a covenant people with a heart after Him, is a place that the enemy fears us to delve into. Whether your family has been in truth for generations or you are setting a new course, there must be a constant reminder to maintain a place for the glory of the Lord to dwell.  

If our disciples or our children do not possess the promise of a covenant relationship, they, like Israel, will turn to the world and lose the benefits of being one of "His people." How can we keep and teach others to have "an heart to know me"?

Consecration (our part) - a life style or posture of repentance by an individual through prayer and reading the Word. 

Sanctification (God's part) - making clean the unclean. 

This two-part formula creates a righteous place where God's glory can dwell.
 
The children of Israel learned to "let God arise and His enemies be scattered" (Psalm 68:1). The glory is what made evident the place where God dwelt. The glory is what went forth to scatter the enemies in the land. It is the glory of the Lord that fights for the children of God, and if the glory is not currently dwelling or resting on a child of God, the enemy is able to have a stronghold and territory that belongs to God.
 
I encourage you to teach covenant benefits just as you would teach tactical battle techniques. David faced giants with confidence, because He knew he was one of the children of God. Samson experienced the glory, but it became so common he didn't realize it had departed from him.  
 
I must daily "return to Him with my whole heart" and teach those around me to partake of this blessed relationship/covenant also.

Note: Jerilynn Holt Hall was raised in Hong Kong as a MK (missionary kid). She is a pastor's wife in Walla Walla, Washington, and also is Administrator of The First Lady page on Facebook.

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