It’s easy to slip into the snare of thinking that our salvation is all about us. That we might be happy and at peace, go to a good church, have fun Christian friends, and so forth. If this is what we hope for from coming to faith in Jesus, then we haven’t been paying attention to Him. Today’s excerpt from The Gospel of Kingdom is from pages 52, 53:
“When God makes His glory known to His people, they respond with worship, renewed conviction, and a determination to stay close to God and to obey His voice.
“This is the hope of glory in which we who believe in Jesus now stand, to which God has called us, and which He expects us to seek. Every believer is invited to enter into the glory of God, as we have seen. Indeed, Jesus, Who intercedes for us, prays for us that we might know His glory, share in His glory together, and, by that glory, make known the reality of Christ and His saving work to the unbelieving world.
“If we thus truly hope to engage God in His glory and to know His glory – if this is what we hope for in the life of faith – we will seek out the most reliable means for doing so and make them increasingly part of our daily lives. If the hope of glory is not what we hope for as Christians, then let us admit that we are standing in some other hope than what Paul explained, and let us learn to seek the hope of glory as that for which we have been redeemed and justified.”
For reflection or discussion
1. What does it mean for you to live only and entirely for the glory of God? Is this your great hope?
2. How can believers encourage one another to pursue this one great hope of the glory of God?
When we talk about knowing the glory of God, we have more than ideas or theological notions in mind. We are saved to know God’s glory and to show His glory to our world in every word and deed of our lives. What a challenge and privilege! Did you know you can subscribe to receive Read Moore five days a week, right on your computer’s desktop? Simply use the Subscribe button at the bottom of the home page. Your copy of The Gospel of the Kingdom awaits you in our bookstore.
