{"id":13560,"date":"2022-11-23T00:35:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T23:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=13560"},"modified":"2022-11-23T00:37:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T23:37:15","slug":"gods-glory-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/11\/23\/gods-glory-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"God&#8217;s glory revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/11\/23\/gods-glory-revealed\/lights_against_evening_blue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lights_against_evening_blue.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;motorola edge 20&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1667324485&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3392&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lights_against_evening_blue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lights_against_evening_blue.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lights_against_evening_blue.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lights_against_evening_blue.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lights_against_evening_blue.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lights_against_evening_blue.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">\nAnd the glory of the Lord will be revealed,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and all people will see it together.<br \/>\nFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-right:20px;\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=isaiah+40%3A5&#038;version=NIVUK\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah 40:5<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right:20px;\">My local congregation in Rotterdam has adopted the theme, &#8220;Light in the darkness&#8221;, for Advent 2022. In addition to Sunday morning services, there are Bible study materials, a team working on a cloth banner in stages with the design fully realized by week 4, and evening services where we can further explore the theme, also with candles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right:20px;\">A busy season for me, no doubt for you too. Hopefully, through it all, we will grow closer to God and to one another, as we look forward to celebrating the birth of &#8220;the true light that gives light to everyone&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=john+1%3A9&#038;version=NIVUK\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John 1:9<\/a>) and seek to live more faithfully in the light of his coming again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Advent Prayer: Maranatha<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Maranatha,<br \/>\nCome, Lord Jesus, come soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The glory of God shall be revealed<br \/>\nand all flesh shall see it together<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maranatha,<br \/>\nCome, Lord Jesus, come soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sing aloud, waste places of Jerusalem!<br \/>\nSing to the God who gives courage and strength.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maranatha,<br \/>\nCome, Lord Jesus, come soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You who are unsure of what you believe,<br \/>\nor whether you believe at all: listen!<\/p>\n<p>You who are weighed down by thoughts of failure,<br \/>\nor feelings of grief: listen!<\/p>\n<p>You whose hearts are heavy,<br \/>\nwhose problems seem insurmountable: listen!<\/p>\n<p>Soon God\u2019s salvation will come;<br \/>\nGod\u2019s deliverance will be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>For a woman shall conceive and bear a son<br \/>\nand shall call his name Emmanuel: God with us<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maranatha<br \/>\nCome, Lord Jesus, come soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nFrom <a href=\"https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/advent-prayer-maranatha-come-lord-jesus.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re:worship<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/12\/03\/3-prayers-for-advent\/\">3 Prayers for Advent<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/12\/13\/in-the-darkness\/\">In the darkness<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/09\/10\/on-the-threshold-of-tomorrow\/\">On the threshold of tomorrow<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. &nbsp; Isaiah 40:5 &nbsp; My local congregation in Rotterdam has adopted the theme, &#8220;Light in the darkness&#8221;, for Advent 2022. In addition to Sunday morning services, there are Bible study &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/11\/23\/gods-glory-revealed\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;God&#8217;s glory revealed&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,3],"tags":[229],"class_list":["post-13560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-prayer","tag-glory"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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