The Garden Devotional by Kari JobeSample

"Let Your Glory Fall"

Deep is calling to deep
Revival’s tide breaking free
Jesus, reign in this place
Thirsty we cry
Heaven invade
— From “Let Your Glory Fall”

I hope that over these past seven days you have been encouraged, strengthened, and drawn closer to the heart of your Heavenly Father.

So many circumstances in life can cause us to question His goodness and power. But always remember that with God, all things are possible.

Let’s not stay in places of disappointment or offense when things don’t look like what we prayed for. Let’s lift our voices in faith. Let’s trust that He is good. Let’s stand united, singing as the bride Jesus is longing to return for so that His glory would fall, His Kingdom would come, and His will would be done on earth as it is in Heaven!

By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us — set us right with him, make us fit for him — we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand — out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.

There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary — we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
— Romans 5:1-5