When God’s glory fills the room (which is our temple) with the Holy Spirit, it always produces a witness. To say that there is “Glory in the room,” means that we should let our light shine forth for Jesus no matter where we are and no matter where we venture to. The light that is the glory in the room is within us; it’s our Holy Temple. “There is a difference between being in a room and experiencing God’s glory in a room,” states Elder Earl Pridgen. I must say that there is also an exhilarating feeling when the glory (your light within your Holy temple) shines forth upon entering a room, and people take notice. If they say, “You are glowing,” or “You are basking in the Lord,” this is truly a blessing. Elder Pridgen says that “Many people can gather in the same place, sing the same songs, hear the same sermon, and yet leave different. The Bible teaches us that whenever God’s glory entered a place, lives were changed, hearts were convicted, and people became witnesses of what they had seen and experienced. You cannot truly encounter God’s glory and remain silent. Welcome that glory in, activate your glory. When the glory comes into the room, a witness rises. Somebody ought to say, Lord, fill the room with Your glory, and make me a witness.” Acts 2:1-4 (NIV) states, “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” “The disciples were gathered in an upper room. It was just another room until God showed up. The glory of God can transform an ordinary room into a holy place,” said Elder Earl Pridgen and that:
A hospital room becomes a room for healing.
A prison becomes a room of praise.
A living room becomes a prayer room.
A church sanctuary becomes a place of deliverance.
When God’s glory enters, the atmosphere changes. Fear leaves. Faith enters. Confusion leaves. Peace enters. And weakness leaves.
Isaiah 6:1-8 (NIV) details the prophet’s dramatic vision of God in the temple, his deep conviction of sin, and his willing response to God’s call. It highlights the holiness of God, human unworthiness, and divine grace and commission. This scripture, according to Elder Earl Pridgen, also tells us that the nation was troubled, leadership was uncertain, and the future was unclear. But when “The Glory” entered the temple, Isaiah saw the Lord. “The answer to every problem, states Elder Pridgen, is not another opinion. It’s a fresh vision of God.” Glory is not just about shouting, he said. Glory isn’t just about dancing. Glory isn’t just about emotion either, but it does bring conviction. Hopefully, what you have read thus far has not gone over your head. Understand, Elder Pridgen is telling us that God is very much still on the throne, still in control, has not lost power, and has not forgotten His people. How can we know? Because He gave us the Holy Spirit, which reigns and dwells within us.
“Glory shifts our eyes back to God and when glory fills the room, God becomes bigger than the problem,” says Elder Pridgen. Psalm 27:4 (NIV) states, “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” This scripture depicts a singular, prioritizing intimacy with the Creator above all earthly requests, material gains, safety, or a consuming passion for God’s presence. “Glory in the Room” means the awe-inspiring, tangible and manifest presence of God’s heavy holiness feeling a physical space. When applied to the Holy Spirit dwelling within us (our temple), it describes heavenly communion, the Shekinah glory, and divine transformation active inside our bodies. You carry holy power into regular, everyday places just by walking into them. The glory inside of you is a small taste of heaven before you get there. Having glory inside changes how you act, speak, and think. His presence burns away bad habits and replaces them with peace and love. God’s glory is not just a feeling. It is His active power and moral purity at work.
The Bible calls our physical bodies a temple of the Holy Spirit. The old Jewish temple held God’s visible glory behind a heavy veil. Now, the Holy Spirit lives inside believers without a veil. The “glory in the room” is God making our physical bodies His actual dwelling place on earth. As Elder Pridgen stated, you can say:
“I was lost, but God found me.’
“I was broken, but God healed me.”
I was weak, but God strengthened me.”
“I was burdened, but God delivered me.”
A witness simply tells what God has done. Amen. Until next time folks, stay safe, humbled, and blessed!!
Acknowledgment
I would like to thank Elder Earl Pridgen, whom I attend St. Mary’s UHC with in Kenansville, NC for his Godly wisdom and knowledge, his yes and obedience to God, for collaborating and sharing his notes with me on this topic that I loved so much, and as always, I love you and your family always. Stay blessed!!