Glorified Just Like Jesus
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have
boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so
are we in this world (1 John 4:17).
Jesus Christ is the effulgence of the Father’s
glory; the express image of His Person (Hebrews
1:3). And that’s exactly what He’s made us; we’re the
effulgence of His glory, for as He is—the glory of the
Father—so are we in this world (1 John 4:17). Jesus
said, “And the glory which thou gavest me I have
given them; that they may be one, even as we are
one” (John 17:22). This is extraordinary. If only you’d
live with this consciousness every day!
2 Corinthians 3:18 explains it some more. It lets
us know that the Word of God is a mirror: “But we
all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory
of the Lord, are changed into the same image from
glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” A
mirror reflects whatever is set before it. If you stood in
front of a mirror, you’d see your own reflection. The
Word of God is a mirror, and the image of you that
it reflects is called “the glory of God”; that’s who you
really are!
What we read in John 17:22, is God holding up
His mirror for you to see that you’re a partaker of His
glory. You’ve been glorified just like Jesus. When Jesus
walked the earth, He walked gloriously. He lived and
manifested the glory of God. He walked on water,
talked to the wind and the waves, unstopped deaf ears,
opened blind eyes, healed lame legs, restored maimed
limbs, and even raised the dead. We have the same
ability within us to function likewise, because the same
Holy Spirit that was the power and essence of Jesus,
lives in us today.
This has effectively removed you from the class
of ordinary men; you’re an associate of the God-kind.
You’re the dispenser of God’s righteousness, love,
wisdom, mercies and grace. God chose you to be the
one to show forth His praises and manifest His glory
in the earth: “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that
ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvellous light”
(1 Peter 2:9).
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your glory in my life. I affirm that my
life is the manifestation of your wisdom and grace, and your
righteousness is revealed and evident in me. You’ve made me
a light in a dark world, and my light shines everywhere. I impact my
world with your righteousness, wisdom, and love, today, and
always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Hebrews 1:1-3; 1 John 4:17 NIV; 2 Corinthians 3:18 AMP
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 14:25-15:1-10
Judges 19-21
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 2:13-22
Leviticus 15