Our king came down to serve his peasants. The master of heaven came to give us the most precious thing he had. He came to give us himself – to give up his dying breath, so that we could be filled with His Spirit of life.
Jesus is not just a teacher. He is not just a moral example. Jesus is the God of glory, come down in humble human flesh, to save you.
Self-denial and suffering aren’t the ultimate goal. Following Jesus is the goal.
God's glory is the visible manifestation of his perfections shining forth in this world. In Psalm 29, written by King David, God displays his glory in a number of ways. He shines in heaven in the glory of his holiness, as David demands all the angels of heaven to worship him. God thunders in the storm and displays the glory of his power, and he calls us to acknowledge before the world that he is the creator. God sits as king over the flood, displaying the glory of his sovereignty. And God dwells among his people, displaying the glory of his love, which is seen most clearly in Jesus Christ bearing the storm of God's judgment in our place. And in him we can draw near to worship God, and find strength and peace.
Despite its humble appearance, Christ's Church is the best group you could ever be a part of.
Don’t forget how the glory of Christ is described at the end of verse 14. It says that he’s full of grace and truth. He’s filled to the brim – overflowing!
And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
He is the image of the invisible God...
The Scriptures press us to humble ourselves under God’s glory, to boast in God’s glory, to eat and drink for God’s glory. We’re told to work toward God’s glory and to speak for God’s glory. We can’t really escape it. Everything is about God and his glory.
For our Sunday afternoon service, Rev. Greg B preached from Proverbs 27, verses 1 and 2. He explained how the text relates to boasting, pride, and glory, and how the…
Proverbs anticipates Christ, and directs us to feast on him, and his glory.
Even if we abandoned our houses and bodies and brains and our playthings, and we stooped down to take on the form of pond scum – even then, we would not have humbled ourselves as much as Jesus Christ did.
Generosity is wrapped up in who God was, and is, and always will be, according to the riches of his wisdom.
But the permanent, perfect glory that we’re waiting for will arrive when Christ comes to His Church, to render her totally pure, to dwell in her midst, to fill her with visible, eternal glory, and to give her everlasting peace.
If Christ is able to give us hope and new life in the midst of death, he is able to give us hope and life in every life situation.
As we groan in the present, let's groan with hope. For God has prepared future glory for each of his children, and we will not be disappointed.