January 26, 2026

Introduction

It seems that many are hearing Holy Spirit say 2026 will be a year of increased glory. God will manifest Himself with greater authority and power through believers, making Himself known in greater degrees of revelation. Our friend Gina Gholston is also hearing God speak of this increased manifestation of glory. Her word will stir you to be part of this. Gina’s title is: 

A Fresh Awareness

As I have been praying about the year ahead, a phrase has reverberated in my spirit: “Here comes the glory of the Lord.” I heard the Lord say, “My glory will be manifested in unexpected and unusual ways and in unexpected and unusual places beginning this year. You must see and listen by the Spirit. Much of what I do will be overlooked and not experienced if you have an earthly perspective and focus. My glory will mean different things to different people. Be on the right side of My glory. Do not mishandle My glory, and do not misinterpret or reject what I do. Align yourself with My Spirit. Stay aligned with My Spirit. See things from My perspective, not through the lens of misguided emotions and traditions of men. My glory is coming. Expect the unexpected and don’t misinterpret or reject the unusual. 

The Hebrew word for glory is kabod.(1) One of its meanings is weight. When God says, “My glory is coming,” He is saying that the things that make Him “weighty”–His might, power, strength, wisdom, etc.—are going to be manifested for us to see, experience, and respond to. He’s coming to make Himself known.

The Lord revealed to me that the Church will experience times of His intense drawing. He is calling us back to Himself, beyond what we think we know about Him and into the realm of revelation that comes by experiencing Him. Intellectual knowledge of God is necessary, but if our intellectual knowledge outweighs our experiential knowledge of God, we will be controlled by form with no power, trapped within the boundaries of our own human abilities. Experience is humbling, eye-opening, life-changing, and empowering.

For several weeks, the Lord has had me reading the book of Job. We see within these chapters an attempt by Job and his friends to “counsel” God. For a while, God allows them to carry on with their foolish babblings, but in Job chapter thirty-eight, the Almighty demonstrates His awesome power and presence. Speaking to Job out of a whirlwind, Yahweh asks, “Who is this that darkens counsel [questioning My authority and wisdom] by words without knowledge?” (Job 38:2 Amplified) Then, throughout the remainder of chapter thirty-eight, all the way through Job 41:34, God released a flow of eye-opening revelation of His sovereignty that left Job speechless and changed. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you understand. Who determined the measurements? Surely you know...Or who shut in the sea with doors…when I fixed My limit for it…When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, and here your proud waves must stop?’” (Job 38:4-5, 8-11 NKJV) On and on God revealed Himself to Job, and that encounter and revelation brought Job to this humbling conclusion: “I heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You” (Job 42:5). In other words, “God, I thought I knew You, but now I realize that I only knew about You. Now I have seen You, and that changes everything!”

Like Job, many of us in the Church today have been guilty of trying to figure things out on our own, and have perhaps even tried to “counsel” God as to what we think should—or should not—happen based on our human intellect and understanding. We have even, at times, been disappointed when He didn’t do things the way we thought He should have or when we thought He should have. But I believe we have entered a time of confrontation from the Lord, not for the purpose of condemnation, but to awaken us to the reality of His sovereignty.

The Lord has need of us in this moment. In order to accomplish what He is calling us to do, we must know and rely on Him. We are the vessels, but the power is His, and the wisdom to do the work comes from Him. He is almighty! He sees all, knows all, and is far above all. His ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts above our thoughts (Isaiah 55:9). We must have revelation of that truth and reality, and the depths of that revelation only come as we encounter Him.

So, in summary, Yahweh is coming in demonstration of His power and glory. The glory of the Lord will be revealed, and we will see it! (see Isaiah 40:5) Seeing Him will free us from the confinements and disappointment that often result from self-dependency. It will ignite within us a confident “knowing” that the accomplishment of His purposes for our times is not dependent on our might, strength, or intellect, but on our willingness to fully trust and obey Him. As we avail ourselves to Him, He will work through us to make Himself known. 

The Lord is saying, “You have not just crossed into a new year; you’ve entered a defining moment. This year, you will begin to walk in a greater demonstration of that for which I have mantled you. In the days ahead, I am going to make you aware of My intentions and My presence. A fresh anointing and a fresh awareness of who I am will be experienced. And as I work through you, those encounters will enable you to go forward with great authority, causing a great demonstration of My glory.”

This is a time of great awakening. The glory of the Lord is coming! Don’t reject what He does, but respond to His invitation. Be on the right side of the glory.

Pray with me:

Father, take us beyond the surface of all that we’ve believed You to be, into a deeper place with You. From that place, bring to us revelation we have yet to know, but must know, if we are to be part of the company that advances forward with You in this time! Take us beyond our “manageable” ideas of who You are, which have kept us content with simply knowing about You, but have not allowed us to go beyond the veil to really discover YOU. Forgive us for—and free us from—self-dependency that has contained us within the boundaries of our limited capabilities. Come in Your glory! Enlighten the eyes of our understanding that we may see and know You! 

Take us into deeper encounters with You. Mark us with the revelation of Your sovereignty, which will ignite within us confident faith. Align us more closely with You so that Your Kingdom purposes are accomplished! May we be transformed by You until the image and likeness of Christ is completely and permanently formed within us.

And release Your glory throughout the earth. Cause Your weighty presence and power to be known among the nations, manifesting Christ and overwhelming evil. Increase the harvest in Asia, the Middle East, and all of Europe. Invade Africa with Your love and grace. Release revival to all of North America, South America, and Australia. And do exploits through the church, confirming the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. And in His name we pray. Amen.

Our decree:

We will respond to the Lord’s invitation, receiving greater revelation of Him, and move forward with increased authority and glory.

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Today’s post was contributed by Gina Gholston. You can find out more about her at GinaGholston.com.

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1. Strong, James, 1822-1894,  Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Hendrickson Publishers, 2007, ref. no. H3519.