Good Morning Sunshine! Don’t Panic, God’s Glory Will Find You Right Where You Are In The Rubble!

Ezekiel 43:5 (NKJV) ~ “The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple.”

There are moments in life when it feels like everything has fallen apart, the dreams you carried have crumbled, the prayers you prayed seem unanswered, and the pieces of your faith are scattered like debris after a storm. Yet it is in these very moments that God draws near. In Ezekiel’s vision, the prophet was taken by the Spirit into the inner court of a rebuilt temple, and there he saw something breathtaking, “the glory of the Lord filled the temple.” It’s a reminder that no matter how broken the structure, God still plans to fill it. The glory doesn’t avoid the rubble, it inhabits it.

Before the glory came, there had been devastation, the temple of Jerusalem had been destroyed, the people of God were in exile, and worship had ceased. Everything sacred seemed silenced, but in the midst of exile, God gave Ezekiel a vision of restoration. He showed him a new temple, a new order, and a renewed glory that would surpass the old. Just like Israel, you may feel scattered, misplaced, or spiritually exiled, but God hasn’t forgotten you. He’s preparing to lift you into the inner court, to a place of personal encounter that cannot be taken away.

The Glory of God doesn’t wait for perfect conditions; it shows up in surrendered ones. Ezekiel didn’t climb into the vision by effort, the Spirit lifted him and that’s what grace does, it picks you up from where you fell and carries you where you could never reach on your own. Psalm 3:3 declares, “But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head.” You don’t have to manufacture revival; you only have to yield to the wind of His Spirit. The same God who lifted Ezekiel can lift you out of ashes into atmosphere. When the glory of the Lord filled the temple, it represented restoration and reentry. The people who once felt far from God were being invited back into intimacy. You may have walked through seasons where you felt God’s silence more than His presence, but silence is not absence. Isaiah 57:15 reminds you, “For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity… I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit.” The glory dwells where humility and surrender meet. It fills not proud spaces but open ones.

The temple in Ezekiel’s vision is also a mirror of your heart, you are the temple now and the dwelling place of His Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:19 says, “Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you?” God is not looking to dwell in buildings; but He’s looking to dwell in believers, like you. The cracks in your walls don’t disqualify you, they make space for His light. Every scar becomes a window through which His presence shines and His glory doesn’t hide from your history; it redeems it. As Ezekiel stood in the vision, he didn’t just see glory; he felt it. It filled the atmosphere around him, transforming the space completely. That’s what happens when God fills your life, He doesn’t come to decorate; He comes to dominate. He fills every empty place, every lonely corner, every wound that still aches. The same Spirit that filled Solomon’s temple with a cloud now fills your heart with the weight of divine love. The heaviness you once felt from sorrow is now replaced with the heaviness of His Glory!

But before Glory fills, God rebuilds! Just as the physical temple required structure and order, your spiritual life requires surrender and alignment. God told Ezekiel the measurements, boundaries, and details of the new temple because glory rests where order exists. The same is true in your life, when you align your priorities, posture, and purpose with God’s Word, you make room for His Glory to abide. 1 Corinthians 14:40 says, “Let all things be done decently and in order.” Glory settles in spaces that are yielded, not chaotic. The filling of the temple in Ezekiel 43 is not just a one-time event, it’s a prophetic pattern, it represents what happens when God takes something destroyed and turns it into a dwelling place. You might feel like what’s left of you isn’t enough to rebuild on, but His glory doesn’t require grandeur; it requires availability, 2 Corinthians 4:7 reminds us, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” You are that vessel, imperfect, cracked, yet chosen to carry eternal glory.

When the glory fills, peace follows. The presence of God drives out confusion, fear, and striving. It’s the fulfillment of Haggai 2:9, which says, “And in this place I will give peace.” The peace of His presence is not passive; it is powerful. It rebuilds your confidence, renews your focus, and restores your courage. You begin to see that what you called ruins was really preparation. The same Spirit that lifted Ezekiel wants to lift you today, from desolation to habitation, from empty to filled, from rubble to radiant. The glory also commissions, Ezekiel didn’t experience the vision to stay in it, he experienced it to declare it. Every encounter with glory carries a purpose. Once you’ve been filled, you’re called to pour. Matthew 5:14–16 says, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.” God fills you so that others can see His reflection in your life. The restoration you carry becomes the roadmap for someone else’s return. The inner court becomes the launching ground for outward impact.

The Glory of God always points back to the Giver! When Ezekiel said, “Behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple,” he was witnessing God reestablish His presence among His people. That same glory, the manifest weight of who God is, now lives in you through Christ. Your broken places become holy spaces, and your story becomes sanctuary. The rubble doesn’t repel glory; it reveals where God intends to dwell. So don’t hide your ruins, invite His presence into them, because when His Glory fills the temple of your heart, what once was wrecked now becomes radiant again!

Let’s Pray:

Father, I thank You that Your glory still finds me, even in the rubble. You are not a distant God who waits for perfection, you are a present God who meets me in the mess. Just as You lifted Ezekiel by Your Spirit, lift me into the inner court of Your presence. Fill the empty places within me until every shadow is touched by Your light. Lord, I surrender the ruins of my life to You. What I thought was the end, You call the foundation. Let the broken places become the birthplace of beauty. Fill me like You filled the temple, with Your peace, Your power, and Your presence. I don’t just want to visit Your glory; I want to carry it. Holy Spirit, breathe over me again. Lift the heaviness, rebuild my strength, and restore my worship. Let Psalm 51:12 be my cry, “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.” Rekindle the fire that once burned in my heart. Let Your wind move through every weary corner of my soul. Father, align my life to Your divine order. Where there’s clutter, bring clarity. Where there’s confusion, bring peace. Where there’s fear, bring faith. Help me to establish rhythms that honor You, time in prayer, time in Word, time in worship, so Your glory has a home to dwell in. Lord, I ask You to make my life a temple for Your presence. Let the fragrance of Your Spirit fill my atmosphere. Let my words carry Your weight and my actions reflect Your holiness. May every room of my heart resound with Your glory. When I feel unworthy of Your presence, remind me of 2 Corinthians 3:18—that I am being transformed “from glory to glory.” You are not finished with me; You’re forming me. Every scar is a story of how Your grace rebuilt what life tried to destroy. Father, I pray that Your glory will not just rest on me but flow through me. Make me a vessel that pours into others, a living testimony that Your Spirit still revives the broken. Let Isaiah 60:1 come alive in me: “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.” Thank You for the peace that fills the places where fear once lived. Thank You for the joy that replaces sorrow and the strength that rises from surrender. You are the builder of broken things, and I trust You to make all things new. Father, let Your glory draw others to You through my life. Let my story echo the same words Ezekiel declared, “Behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple.” Let everything I am become a reflection of everything that You are. Father, dwell richly within me. Let Your presence remain, not as a passing feeling but as a permanent habitation. I give You my heart, my life, and my ruins. Fill them all with Your glory until nothing remains but You. In Jesus Christ Holy Name, I pray, Amen.

Nugget:

You don’t have to chase what God has already appointed to find you, His glory shows up in the ruins and rebuilds you from the inside out.

Blessings…

Love, Dr. Jean