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EXPERIENCE THE GLORY OF GODHEAD IN YOUR LIFE (TRINITY SUNDAY)

SCRIPTURES
ISAIAH 6 : 1 – 8
ROMANS. 8 : 12 – 17
JOHN 3 : 1 – 17

Christians all over the world observe Trinity Sunday to celebrate God’s unique revelation to humanity in three unique or distinct but inseparable persons. The unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead. In other words, God revealed Himself to humanity as a loving  Father, a gracious Son and an empowering Holy Spirit that fellowships with believers. The God we worship is a Triune God. The revelation and doctrine of the Trinity has not been fully comprehended by the human mind although it is evident in Scripture. How can God manifest Himself in three ways and yet still remain the same God? This is a divine mystery. Some erroneously think that Christians worship three Gods. The fact remains that, we worship one God who has three persons or personalities based on the manner He chose to reveal Himself to humanity.

The theme for our Trinity Sunday is ‘Experience the glory of the Godhead”. God’s glory refers to His awesomeness, perfection, power, presence, and greatness in our lives. Experiencing the glory of the Godhead in our lives should be our greatest desire as a people who have been saved. Today’s Scripture readings reveal to us that:

1. We can only experience the glory of the Godhead through repentance and regeneration in Jesus Christ.
2. Experiencing the glory of the Godhead and the sustenance of the glory of the Godhead in our lives till the final glory is revealed to us in Christ is through the power of the Holy Spirit.
3. Those who are called experience the glory of Godhead and never remain the same. There is a total transformation from an unclean state to a clean state.

Firstly, if you wish to experience the glory of the Godhead in your life then Jesus is the only way. In other words, we experience the glory of the Godhead through salvation in Christ. Jesus is God and He represents the Father therefore if we genuinely repent and are baptised in Him through water and the Holy Spirit, the door is opened for us to experience eternal life and the glory of the Godhead in our lives. Just like Nicodemus who was born into Judaism yet felt a void within his spirit and needed salvation after many years of being a religious teacher, you may have also found yourself in the Christian religion by birth or association but to experience the glory of God in your life you must be born again through the symbolic cleansing of water and renewal through the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the emphasis of the third Scripture reading when Jesus said “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”(John 3:5). It is important to note that before one enters the Kingdom of God, he or she through Christ and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit will start experiencing the manifestation of glory of the Godhead right here on earth before he or she enters the Kingdom of God.

Secondly, when we have experienced the glory of the Godhead through salvation in Jesus, the Holy Spirit continues to sustain the glory of the Godhead in our lives until we are lifted in into the eternal glory with Jesus our Saviour. Our second Scripture reading helps us to understand this fact. Roman 8: 15-17 assures us that “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” It is again very important to note that we can only be called sons and daughters of God and truly experience the glory of the Godhead in our lives if we endure the cost of following Jesus and faithfully follow Him until His second coming. Paul in Romans 8:13-14 admonishes us that “For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” In other words, to continuously experience the glory of God in our lives, we must be led and be empowered by Holy Spirit and not guided by the desires of our flesh.

Thirdly, it is refreshing to note that no one experiences the glory of the Godhead and remains the same, there is always a revival, restoration and a movement from an unclean state to a clean state, from fear to courageousness and from hopelessness to hopefulness. Our first Scripture reading reveals this fact clearly when Isaiah experienced God’s glory in his life. Anytime we experience God’s glory in our lives, our human frailty and sinful nature is exposed and it is at that instance that we must humble ourselves and confess our sins before God for forgiveness and the manifestation of the glory of God in our lives. When Isaiah experienced the glory of God he immediately confessed “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”(Isaiah 6:5-6). My dear friend, God is ever present with us in His full glory and He want His children to experience His glory on earth and the glory to come when Jesus comes again, let us humble ourselves before him for he will cleanse us and elevate us in His glory.

In conclusion, repentance and salvation in Christ is the key to experiencing the glory of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit enables us to overcome the desires and temptations of the flesh so that we can continue to experience the glory of the Godhead even as we endure suffering as children of God on earth while we await the final glory to be revealed through Jesus our Saviour at His second appearing, and last but not least, our lives are renewed, restored and totally transformed when we experience the glory of the Godhead in our lives. May you experience the glory of the Godhead in your life today. Amen!