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EXPERIENCING GOD’S ULTIMATE GOODNESS
TEXT: Exodus 33:11-19; Psalm 65:1-13, 23:1-6.
Exodus: 33. 11. And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12. And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 14. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 16. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. 17. And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18. And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 19. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
Psalm: 65. 1. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 2. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3. Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 5. By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: 6. Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power: 7. Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. 8. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 9. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 11. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 12. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Psalm: 23. 1. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
ultimate: furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme (ex.: the ultimate achievement; the ultimate question; man’s ultimate destiny; the ultimate insult; one’s ultimate goal in life)
ultimate: the finest or most superior quality of its kind (ex.: the ultimate in luxury)
Goodness [n.]: The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.
goodness [n.]: 1. Excellence, value, worth.

2. Righteousness, virtue, integrity, uprightness, probity, honesty, principle.
3. Kindness, benevolence, good-will, benignity, beneficence, humaneness, humanity.
   When we talk about ultimate goodness, we are talking about God bestowing on you and your family the highest level of His goodness. It is God giving you His best.
   Our God is a good God. The whole nature of God is goodness. The entire Bible is an account of God’s goodness upon humanity right from Genesis to revelation.
   It is the goodness of God that has preserved our lives till date, and it is the same goodness that will take us all through the remaining part of this year and throughout our lifetime. Lam. 3:21-25.
   Lamentations: 3. 21. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22. It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE GOD’S ULTIMATE GOODNESS

1. The scriptures clearly express that God is good. Psalm 106:1, 107:1; 2 Chron.5:13.
   Psalm: 106. 1. Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
   Psalm: 107. 1. O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
   2 Chronicles: 5. 13. It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
2. The entire creation of God is good. This is a testimony to the goodness of God. Gen. 1:1-31.
   Genesis: 1. 3. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 10. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 12. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 17. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18. And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 31. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
3. Goodness is God’s nature and characteristics. Psalm 144:1-2.
   Psalm: 144. 1. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2. My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
4. God specializes in doing good and wonderful things. Job 37:5, Psalm 107:8,15,21,31.
   Job: 37. 5. God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
   Psalm: 107. 8. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9. For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
5. God gives us good and perfect gifts. James 1:17.
   James: 1. 17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
6. He is committed to ensuring that goodness and mercy follow us all the days of our lives. Psalm 23:6.
   Psalm: 23. 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
7. He promised to crown the year with His goodness for us. Psalm 65:11-13.
   Psalm: 65. 11. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 12. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
8. He also promised to perform His good promises concerning our lives. Jer. 33:14.
   Jeremiah: 33. 14. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
9. He wants us to be satisfied with the goodness of His house. Psalm 65:4.
   Psalm: 65. 4. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
10. Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ came and showed forth God’s goodness by doing good things and healing all manner of sicknesses and disease. Act 10:38.
    Acts: 10. 38. How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

THE EFFECTS OR OUTCOMES OF GOD’S ULTIMATE GOODNESS IN YOUR LIFE

1. The ultimate goodness of God will cause you to be separated and distinguished from others. Your case will be different from others. Exo. 33:13-19.
2. God’s goodness will bring about deliverance and liberty to you. Exo. 18:5-10.
3. His ultimate goodness will cause you to experience and enjoy all round rest. 2 Sam. 7:1; 1 Kings 5:4; Isa. 14:1-3.
4. His goodness will bring about promotion for you. You will be taken from the backside of life to become a front liner and a ruler. 2 Sam. 7:8;
5. By the reason of God’s ultimate goodness, God presence will be with you anywhere you go. You cannot walk alone. When God is with you, who can be against you. 2 Sam. 7:9; Rom. 8:31.
6. God’s ultimate goodness will make Him to cut off all your enemies out of your sight. 2 Sam. 7:9.
7. When God’s ultimate goodness is made manifest in your life, He will make you a great name. He will cause you to experience and enjoy uncommon greatness that will make you an amazement both to yourself and your generation. 2 Sam. 7:9; Esther 10:2-3.
8. His goodness will cause you to be settled in life. You will no more be a vagabond moving up and down in life and destiny. God’s goodness will settle you. 2 Sam. 7:10.
9. God’s ultimate goodness will also build you a house. He will cause your seed (children) to be established and succeed in life. You will have a great legacy and posterity. 2 Sam. 7:11-12.
10. By the reason of God’s goodness the children of wickedness shall not afflict you any more. 2 Sam. 7:10.
11. God’s ultimate goodness will lead sinners to conviction and genuine repentance. Rom. 2:4.
12. His goodness will make you to have joy and gladness as well as untold prosperity. Jer. 33:9.

FROM GLORY TO GLORY
TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 3:1-18; HAGGAI 2:3-9.

WHAT IS GLORY?
In simple terms, Glory is the opposite of shame, insult and reproach.
The dictionary defines Glory as Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.

The Greek word for “Glory” is “Doxa” which means honour, worship and dignity.
The Hebrew word for “Glory” is “Kabod” Which means: Abundance, wealth, honour, dignity, splendour, brightness and majesty.
From GLORY to GLORY is a statement of progression, progress, advancement, increase and multiplication from one level or degree to another.
From our definition of Glory, from GLORY to GLORY will imply a progression from praise to praise, honor to honor, admiration to admiration, splendour to splendour, majesty to majesty, abundance to abundance, wealth to wealth etc.
GLORY to GLORY is a prophetic word about the transformation coming your way that will be irresistible and undeniable. Psalm 126:1-3; Proverbs 4:18; Acts 4:16.
GLORY to GLORY also implies that Glory has classes and degrees, and it differs from person to person. But whatever the case may be it is God’s will for every believer to graduate from one level of Glory to another. 1 Cor. 15:39-43.

EXAMINING DIFFERENT TYPES OF GLORY

1. Thin Glory. Isaiah 17:4
2. Departed or Lost Glory ( I-Chabod) 1 Sam. 4:21
3. Fading / Done-away Glory. 2 Cor. 3:7.
4. Vainglory. Phil. 2:3
5. First / Former Glory. Hag. 2:3
6. Latter Glory. Hag. 2:9
7. Great Glory. Psa. 21:5, 138:5, Matt. 24:30
8. Covered / Hidden Glory. Isa. 40:5
9. Revealed or Manifested Glory. Isa. 40:5, John 2:11.
10. Risen Glory. Isa. 60:1-3.
11. Exceeding Glory. 2 Cor. 3:17
12. Weighty Glory. 2 Cor. 3:17
13. Eternal / Long lasting Glory. 2 Cor. 3:17.
14. Changed / Exchanged Glory. Jer. 2:11, Rom. 1:23.
15. Progressive / Transformational Glory. 2 Cor. 3:18.
16. Greater Glory. Hag. 2:9
17. Ultimate Glory. Rev. 21:21-26. SOME BASIC NUGGETS ABOUT GLORY
18. GLORY IS SYNONYMOUS TO LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT SHOWS UP, DARKNESS DISAPPEARS. ISA. 60:1-3; JOHN 1:1-5.
19. GLORY IS ATTRACTIVE. MANY PEOPLE, GREAT AND SMALL WILL BE ATTRACTED TO YOU IN A FAVOURABLE WAY. ISA. 60:1-5.
20. GLORY CANNOT BE COVERED. IT IS VISIBLE AND SEEABLE. ISA. 60:2; EXO. 33:18-23, 34:29-30.
21. THERE IS NO BETTER TIME FOR GLORY TO SHOW UP AND HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE THAN NOW WHEN DARKNESS SEEMS TO BE LOOMING EVERYWHERE. LIGHT IS APPRECIATED MORE WHEN THERE IS DARKNESS. YOU DON’T APPRECIATE THE HEADLAMP OF YOUR CAR WHEN IT IS DAYLIGHT, UNTIL WHEN NIGHT COMES. ISA. 60:1-2; PSALM 30:5; 1 PET. 1:9-10.
22. GLORY IS IN PHASES. IT IS IN DEGREES AND LEVELS. 1 COR. 15:40-41.
23. GLORY IS PROGRESSIVE. IT IS NOT STATIC. WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER A NEW GLORY, YOUR LIFE WILL MOVE FORWARD. 2 COR.3:15-18; PROV. 4:18.
24. CHRIST IN YOU IS THE HOPE OF GLORY, NOT THE HOPE OF SHAME. IF YOU ARE BORN AGAIN, YOU BECOME A GLORY CARRIER ON YOUR INSIDE. COL.1:27
25. GLORY CAN ALSO BE REVEALED.
    THERE ARE GREAT AND GLORIOUS POTENTIALS THAT HAVE BEEN HIDDEN OR LATENT INSIDE YOU, THEY WILL BE REVEALED. THE VAILS COVERING THAT GLORY WILL BE DESTROYED. ISA. 40:1-5, 25:7.
26. IT IS AN ERROR FOR YOU TO KEEP CELEBRATING AND DANCING AROUND OLD GLORY WHEN YOU CAN BASK IN A NEW AND FRESH GLORY. Deut. 1:6-7, 2:2-3; HAG. 2:3-4, 6-9.
27. GOD IS BOTH THE GOD OF GLORY AND KING OF GLORY. HE IS NOT THE GOD OF SHAME. AND HE IS YOUR GOD AND YOUR FATHER. PSA.24:7-10, 29:3.
28. GOD GIVES GRACE AND GLORY. PSA.84:11.
29. AS BELIEVERS, IT IS GOD’S WILL THAT WE SHOW FORTH HIS PRAISE AND GLORY. ISA.43:21.
30. GLORY HAS WEIGHTS AND IT IS DURABLE AND ETERNAL. 2 COR.4:17

WHY FROM GLORY TO GLORY?

1. It is God’s will for you. God is not a stagnated God. He is progressive in His achievements, so He will never subscribe for you and me to be dancing around your glory of today as if that is all you could achieve in life. Deut. 1:6-7, 2:2-3.
2. God also promised in His word that there is another glory called the glory of the latter house. He wants His children to pursue and attain that new glory which is better and greater than the former. Haggai 2:7,9.
3. The best of the glory of yesterday is now history that is in the past tense. So you cannot afford to be living in your past when you are still alive and well. Phil.3:7-8.
4. Time and life are always on the move. You cannot hold them down. So you must be ready to move or else you will be left behind. May that not be your portion in Jesus name. Dan.2:21.
5. Our Lord Jesus was always on the move covering more grounds for the kingdom sake. After every breakthrough and the accompanying fame and glory, you will see Him setting out with new visions and goals to do greater exploits for the kingdom. Matt.14:19-23.
6. Apostle Paul was never satisfied with the level of glory and achievements he had. He was fond of leaving his glory of yesterday behind and pressing forward to a greater glory ahead. Phil. 3:7-8, 12-14.
7. There are a lot of people running the race of life like you. If you don’t forget your past, you will pass with your past. There are billions of people behind you, wanting to overtake you and render your glory of yesterday to become a thrash. So, you must wake up and crave for a greater and better glory. 1 Cor.9:24; Heb. 12:1.
8. When you experience a new and greater glory, you too will have a sense of personal achievement and progress because life is progressive. 2 Tim. 4:7-8. EFFECTS OF THE NEW GLORY
9. By the reason of the new Glory, every shame, insult and reproach will be totally cancelled. Luke 1:25-26.
10. Your fame will be spread abroad. Esther 9:4, Matt. 4:24; 9:31, 14:1, Mark. 1:28.
11. Exceeding and unspeakable Joy and gladness that will culminate in thanksgiving will be your testimony. Jer. 30:19, 33:9-11.
12. Abundance of wealth and riches will be at your beck and call. Poverty and lack will be a thing of the past. Haggai 2:6-8.
13. Honour and glory will replace shame and reproach. Isa. 61:7
14. Kings, queens and great people from all works of life will begin to come to us and identify with us. Isa. 60:1-3, 10-11.
15. Your sons and daughters who have left you will begin to return home when they hear of the new things God is doing in your midst and the fresh glory He is bringing your way. Isa. 60:4, 49:19-21.
16. Fresh and new glory will bring about multiplication and enlargement in every of your endeavours. No more smallness in your businesses, jobs, careers, marriages etc. Isa. 60:22.
17. Untold peace and tranquility shall be your nature and experience continually. Haggai. 2:9-6; Isa. 26:3; Phil. 3:7.

Psalms 77:1-20 (KJV) I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Job 5:8-13 (KJV) I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Isaiah 55:8-11 (KJV) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.” Proverbs 25:2 (KJV)

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” Proverbs 18:10 (KJV)

” I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13 (KJV)

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