{"id":13682,"date":"2025-12-08T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=13682"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:35:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:35:46","slug":"splendor-and-majesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/splendor-and-majesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Splendor and Majesty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Detailing the Ark of the Covenant\u2019s return to Jerusalem, when the Lord\u2019s presence entered the city, the transformation of Jerusalem began. Once the Ark returned home, the people experienced God anew, as Moses had predicted that the Creator would choose a place for all His tribes to dwell. Splendor and majesty reign when the Almighty rules the city, strength and joy His gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of Jesus, the Holy Spirit resides in our hearts, the center of our city. The moment you place faith in God\u2019s Son, He moves into the center of your soul, and transformation begins. As you encounter life changes, one day at a time, you will begin to understand divine splendor and majesty. The joy of the Lord becomes your strength as you pursue Him, producing life-giving fruit that enlarges the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When God dwells in your heart, He fills you with His glory, honor, power, and joy. An awe-inspiring nature, developing a relationship with the Savior will introduce you to His wonders. Divine power encourages your soul, Christ\u2019s gift to us through His Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Splendor and ma\u00adjes\u00adty are be\u00adfore You!
Strength and joy are in Your dwell\u00ading place!
Mercy and kind\u00adness, full of for\u00adgiv\u00adeness!
Great are You, Lord, hon\u00adored and wor\u00adthy of praise!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Splendor and Majesty; Ralph P. Merrifield and Leonard Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise the Lord for His splendor and majesty. Bask in His joy, gain God\u2019s strength, and live in His victory. Submitting our lives to the Savior connects us to the divine gifts He offers. In Jesus, we find everything we need to win the day\u2019s battles, lighting the world with our faith, glorifying the Almighty, and helping others discover what we have found. Worthy of all praise, Christ does for us what we can\u2019t do for ourselves. In Him, we have eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journal Questions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How have you experienced God\u2019s splendor and majesty?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has the Lord transformed you with His Spirit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you gain strength from the Lord?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joyful Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Share the joy of the Lord with others by praising His splendor and majesty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two-minute read. Detailing the Ark of the Covenant\u2019s return to Jerusalem, when the Lord\u2019s presence entered the city, the transformation of Jerusalem began. Once the Ark returned home, the people experienced God anew, as Moses had predicted that the Creator would choose a place for all His tribes to dwell. Splendor and majesty reign when… Continue reading Splendor and Majesty<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13682"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13696,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13682\/revisions\/13696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}