Thursday, 12 November 2020
Glorified in Christ
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them... (John 17:22).
Being born again, you’re not an insignificant speck in the dust; you have honour and glory in Christ. This glory refers to the perfections of beauty, the excellence of divinity and it’s expressions, the honour of God, etc.
Jesus is the express image of God’s person, the brightness, effulgence (outshining) of the glory of God. The Bible says God gave Him His excellent glory (Hebrews 1:3). Now, here’s the most remarkable part: Just before He was crucified, He prayed a very touching prayer to the Father on our behalf. He said: “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them...” (John 17:22).
He gave us the same glory the Father gave Him, so that we’d be one with Him and the Father, just as He and the Father are one. Today, you have the glory of God the Father, the same glory He gave to Jesus. You may be thinking right now, “Can someone like me who has done so many wrong things have the glory of God in his life?” Sure, you do, now that you’re born again!
The Bible says, “For all have sinned, and come short of theglory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:23-24). BeforeJesus came, everybody was labelled a sinner. Jesus, however, dealt with the problem of sin once and for all. Therefore, if because of sin we came short of the glory of God, now that the problem has been dealt with, we’re no longer short of the glory of God. We’re His glorified ones, according to Romans 8:30: “Moreover whom he didpredestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.” Hallelujah!
CONFESSION: I’m the glory of God! I exude and manifest righteousness, excellence and perfection today and always. My life is one of ever-increasing glory. The Holy Spirit — the Spirit of glory — lives in me in His fullness. Through the study and meditation on the Word, I’m constantly transfigured from glory to glory. Praise God!
FURTHER STUDY:
2 Corinthians 3:10-11; Romans 8:30; Isaiah 60:1-2
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Hebrews 10:19-39 & Ezekiel 3-4
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 2 Peter 3:1-18 & Ezekiel 43