ICHABOD! (2)

"For all have sinned and come short of the GLORY of God" (Rom. 3:23,KJV) We saw from our devotional yesterday that, Christ came to restore our lost glory. In our scripture for today, one thing that can cause the glory (chabod) to depart from us is SIN. I love this translation: "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard."(NLT) David knew the important role the glorious presence of God played in his life, so when he fell into sin, he pleaded with God not to take away His Holy Spirit from him. You also need the CHABOD! "For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like His Son...And having chosen them, he called them to come to Him. And having called them, He gave them right standing with Himself. And having given them right standing, He gave them His GLORY!(Rom. 8:29-30,NLT) Your glory may have been lost in sin, but today Christ is calling you into a new and glorious life in Him. You shall no more say ICHABOD, for your GLORY is here! AB@TWDevotional