Can God Manifest to You?
Sis. Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran
Dear friend, according to Isaiah 60:3, the Lord will bless you. He promises that “Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.”
In Matthew 5:14, our Lord Jesus Christ says, "You are the light of the world." To be the light of the world, you need Jesus Christ, the 'Sun of Righteousness', to rise upon you. How is this possible? This can happen when we look upon God, as Psalm 34:5 tells us: "Those who look upon God, their faces are never covered with shame, but then they are radiant." Accordingly, the 'Sun of Righteousness,' Jesus, will rise upon you today. Jesus clearly says in John 14:21 that when we keep His commandments and love Him, He will manifest Himself upon us. In another translation, it says, "I will show Myself to you." This means that He can appear to you sometimes! When we look at the face of Jesus, our faces become radiant, and others will notice something different about us.
Similarly, when Moses waited upon the Lord for 40 days and nights and received the Ten Commandments, his face shone so brightly that the people of Israel could not look upon him and were so afraid of him. He, therefore, had to cover his face. The Lord can give us that same brightness in our faces.
As you go through your day, know that the 'Sun of Righteousness', Jesus, will shine upon you. To experience this, we must desire the presence of God in our lives. Moses yearned to be at the feet of God, and Paul expressed the same longing in Philippians 3:10 when he said, "I want to know Christ and His resurrection power." When we sit in the presence of God, we are filled with His character and reflect Jesus to others. The most beautiful thing in this world is the character of Jesus Christ. When we are full of the light of the Lord, He fills us with the fruits of the Spirit. Yes, we will be filled with all the nine fruits of the Lord Jesus Christ. As we reflect the character of Jesus Christ, people will be drawn towards us. The same presence of God is felt in all the Prayer Towers of the Jesus Calls.
I want to share a powerful testimony of a brother named Kumar Raj. He had been struggling with possession by an evil spirit for three long years. During that time, he had unknowingly inflicted harm on his wife, constantly doubting and cursing her, causing great turmoil in their family. Thankfully, he was brought to the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower, where prayer intercessors prayed over him. At that moment, he fell down and saw a single ray of light passing through him. The evil spirit was cast out of his body, and he felt an immediate sense of peace. Today, he is filled with the love of Jesus and is leading a peaceful family life. The same light will come upon you, too, and you will bring nations to yourself. That light which is in you will bring the kings of the nations to you. So, arise! Let the light of the Lord shine upon you.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, as You have promised, I pray that Your light shines upon me, and I believe that nations and kings will be drawn to the light radiating in me. Please help me overcome the weariness caused by those who try to bring me down. Instead, lift me up to a higher platform and let Your glory come upon me. May Your presence shine brightly on my face like the rising sun. Please fill me with Your awesome presence right now and help me seek You with all my heart consistently. I want to soak myself in Your glorious presence just as Moses did and be filled with Your marvellous light. Let me bring nations to Your fold and make every crooked path straight with Your presence going before me. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.