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To Glorify Christ

The Spirit is given to glorify Jesus Christ - in us.

The Gospel of John: John 16.1-15

Read and meditate on John 16.14, 15.
The Holy Spirit is all about Christ, and when He comes to dwell in us, we’ll be all about Christ, too.

                                           14“And thereby He
will glorify My Name, for He will take
what I shall give to Him and He will make
it plain to you. 15For everything is Mine
that is the Father’s. He will take of Mine,
therefore, and will declare it to you.”

- John 16.14, 15

Reflect
1.  We recall that the glory of Christ is a primary theme of John’s gospel (cf. Jn. 14). What is the glory of Christ? What does it mean to glorify Jesus? Complete this prayer: Lord, in my life, show Your glory by…

2.  The Spirit glorifies Jesus by taking what is His and declaring it to His followers. To what does Jesus refer when He says “Mine” (“take of what is Mine”)? How does this taking what is His and making it known to us glorify Jesus? Are we involved in this? Explain. Lord, if I meet You in Your glory in Your Word, then I’ll be more likely to…

3.  Jesus says that “Mine” includes “All things that the Father has…” What does the Father have? Meditate on Psalm 24.1 and Psalm 115.16. Does Jesus intend us to glorify Him with the things of earth? Which things (1 Cor. 10.31)? How do we do that? Everything You have entrusted to me, Lord, I can use for Your glory, and today…

4.  Everything has been given to Jesus, and He entrusts a measure of that to us, that His rule and glory may come on earth as in heaven. But we need His Spirit to teach us how to use what Jesus gives us, and to empower us as His witnesses, so that He will be glorified. What does this suggest about the role the Spirit has been sent to play in our lives? What does it mean to walk in the Spirit (Gal. 5.16), or to be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5.18ff.)? How does this glorify Jesus? I want to live always for Your glory, Lord Jesus, so I need…

5.  The glory of God is revealed in Jesus, supremely in His death and resurrection. What do these reveal to us about God? The glory of Jesus is revealed in us as the Spirit, Who dwells in us, takes whatever belongs to Jesus and makes it known to us – known for what it is and how it must be used. You would think that, were this happening more consistently, more of God’s glory would be more evident in the world (Hab. 2.14). Why do you suppose what Jesus promised in these two verses is not as evident as it could be? Bring together into one your prayers from questions 1-4.

Summary
“All things that the Father has are the Son’s. And … all that belongs to the Son is the Father’s. Nothing then is peculiar [to any person] because all things are in common. For their being itself is common and equal, even though the Son receives it from the Father.” Gregory of Nazianzus (329-389 AD)

The Father, Son, and Spirit are all involved in bringing glory to Jesus in and through us. How should we experience this?

Closing Prayer
The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of the LORD.

Psalm 118.14-17

Psalm 118.14-18 (St. George’s Windsor: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come )
In the Savior we are strong! He is all our strength and song!
To His grace now raise your voice; in His righteousness rejoice!
For the Lord does valiantly; we shall live eternally.
Praise His works with all your breath, you whom He redeems from death.
T. M. Moore

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Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. All psalms for singing adapted from The Ailbe Psalter. All quotations from Church Fathers from Ancient Christian Commentary Series IV a and b: John, edited by Joel C. Elowsky, General Editor Thomas C. Oden (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2006. Verse translation of John by T. M. Moore.

T.M. Moore

T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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