CrossReads Weekly Devotional: God is Your Glory 5/12/2025

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by Rebekah Beene,

Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Jenny,

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I dreamed last night about a friend’s daughter who has had a stroke. We were visiting her and I gave her a small hairpiece. She tried it on and it was the exact color match. She was thrilled. In the dream, her hair had grown thin and she didn’t feel so beautiful anymore. The dream went on a bit and we headed home. While we were driving, a car passed us. That daughter was sitting on the hood flipping her gorgeous locks in the breeze. Instead of her hair being bound in a tight ponytail, it was flowing and full!  It was like slow motion. You could tell the daughter felt so beautiful with that new covering on her head.

I know it’s a strange dream and I thought so when I woke up in the night. But God speaks this morning…
Oh beloved, you may be feeling less than beautiful. You may be feeling that you are unable to function on your own. But God wants you to realize something about yourself in Christ.  He is your crowning glory.  He is the glory and the lifter of your head! Are you binding yourself to be less, look less and feel less? Put on the Lord Jesus Christ! And make no provision for the flesh – which means don’t look to your own flesh for your glory.  Look to the Lord. He won’t fail you. He will flow through you and give you wisdom, power and love. He is your purpose. Even when you feel you have no purpose.  He is your authority. Even when you feel you have none. You are not a victim of anything or anyone. You are a victorious warrior of faith who has all you will ever need through Christ!
God loves you and He is giving you insight for living.  Run to Him this morning and ask Him to be your crown and glory. Give Him your life fresh and new. And watch as He restores, redeems and repurposes your life for His glory and your joy!
Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
I Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Ephesians 4:24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

About the Author:

Rebekah Beene In a Christian Women’s meeting in 1983, Rebekah was given a prophetic message that she would write books. Several years ago she began writing stories about special holiday memories and travels, sharing God’s love and care through each story. God has gifted Rebekah with the ability to look at the natural and see the supernatural. Both Rebekah and her husband Danny have a heart to share the Gospel and the riches of life in Christ to everyone they meet. They have served in the local church and in ministry to motorcyclists. Danny is an ordained minister and they both have been Bible study teachers for many years. Rebekah also speaks at women’s retreats and conferences. Her tag line says it all “God loves you and He’s for you”.

My website is http://rebekahbeene.wordpress.com

My first book in print is Oh Beloved! Live in the Light of His Word.
Link to buying the book via paypal is on the website.
As well a link to purchasing the ebook on Amazon is there too.
I’m also on twitter @rebekahbeene, tumblr http://rebekah-beene.tumblr.com/
and of course facebook as Rebekah Beene (Warren) I included my maiden name for old friends.
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