It’s A Glorious Life;

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue (2 Peter 1:3).

Christianity isn’t a life without challenges, and oppositions, yet it’s a glorious life indeed, because irrespective of the tests, trials, and persecutions, you’re always triumphant. 2 Corinthians 2:14 says, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.” The Bible says …we’re more than conquerors through Him that loved us (Romans 8:37).

Therefore, count it all joy when you go through diverse tests (James 1:2). The Lord has said that when you go through the fire, you shall not be burnt, neither is there any flood severe enough to drown you (Isaiah 43:2). You’re not an ordinary person. You’re a victor everyday, and at every count, and that makes you a “wonder” to the world. David said, “I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge” (Psalm 71:7).

Some Christians think that living victoriously every day is some kind of utopia or a farfetched phenomenon; so they say, “Well, let’s live in the real world!” They believe that their problems are more real than the fantastic “dream life” of the Bible; but they’re wrong. Christianity is a call to the triumphant life; a perpetual walk in victory, dominion, righteousness, success, progress, peace, joy, health, and prosperity. This is the heritage of every child of God.

You have authority in Christ Jesus to reign and rule over the devil and the circumstances of life. Jesus said, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19). He lets you know that you’re indestructible. Nothing, and no one, can hurt or destroy you, because Christ lives in you! Hallelujah.

CONFESSION

My life is for the glory of God! His beauty, wisdom, grace, and righteousness are expressed in, and through, me. I’m a wonder to my world. I’m more than a conqueror, a victor, and a success forever! Greater is He that’s in me than he that’s in the World. I’m living the beautiful life in Christ. Glory to God!

YOUR NAME IS “THE GLORY OF GOD!”

“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:” (Ephesians 1:17).

The Bible calls our heavenly Father the father of glory. Now, if He is the Father of glory, and He’s your Father, then who are you? You may say “That means I’m the son of glory,” no, …a thousand times no! If your name is John, and someone called your father ‘The father of John,’ it’s because your name is John. Consequently, if God is the Father of glory, then you are glory; not the son of glory. This is wonderful; just the thought of it!

You were born to be the glory of God. As Jesus is —the glory of the Father—so are you now the glory of the Father; for He has made you like Himself: “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:” (John 17:22). 2 Corinthians 3:18 explains that as we look at the glory of God in a mirror, we are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. What does a mirror do? It reflects whatever is set before it. If you were standing in front of a mirror you’d see your own reflection. The Word of God is that mirror.

God is saying to you today, “You’re my glory; that reflection; that glory that you see when you look into the mirror—the Word—is who you really are!” Your name is “the glory of God!” Go ahead right now and call yourself by name! Say “I am the glory of God, and every step I take today is the step of glory. The glory of God will always be manifested in my life.” Think and talk like this every day; and your life will be that of ever increasing glory.

Further Study:
Romans 8:30;
Isaiah 55:5

YOU’RE CHRIST’S EXTENSION

“A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this” (Psalm 22:30-31).

If you’ve ever read the genealogy of Jesus, you’ll discover when you count from the exile of the children of Israel to Christ, that it numbers thirteen instead of fourteen generations. Yet, the Bible says “…from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations” (Matthew 1:17). Why is this so? The reason is simple: Christ was counted twice—Christ the man and Christ the Church—and that makes fourteen. I’ll explain further.

In 2 Corinthians 6:14-15, the Church is called righteousness and the world, unrighteousness. We’re also called “light” and the world is called “darkness,” while in Verse 15 the Church is called Christ: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? “And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”

In Isaiah 53:10, the Prophet Isaiah described a vision he had about the vicarious sacrifice of Christ: “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.” Jesus died for us, was buried, and rose from the dead on the third day. He ascended into heaven and left us here on earth as His extension to prolong His days.

David said in Psalm 22:30, “A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.” We’re His seed; the seed that shall serve Him and be “accounted for” or taken as a generation; a generation of “…people that shall be born…” (Psalm 22:31). We’re that generation; those of us who are born again and who live on the earth to prolong His days.

Further Study:
Romans 12:4-5;
Ephesians 5:30

Christ In You, The Hope Of Glory!

“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27).

The Christian is not a religious fellow, but one in whom all the fullness of Deity resides. If you’re born again, God dwells in you. This should give you a new mindset and confidence in life. There’s a big difference between us today—the new creation—and the Old Testament folks. God’s plan was to be in them, but they couldn’t enter into His rest because of unbelief.

When Jesus came, He came as “Emmanuel,” meaning “God with us”, and thus was with them until His crucifixion. After His resurrection, and the arrival of the Holy Spirit, the new creation- the Church came into being and now He lives IN us by the Spirit. Hallelujah! He’s no longer Emmanuel, God with us, but God in us. God was with the prophets of old, but He is more than with us today, He is in us. This is the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints. That mystery is: Christ in you, the hope of glory.

So how do I know that my life is going to be glorious; because Christ is in me! That’s my hope for a healthy, prosperous, vibrant and successful life! That’s my confidence that I’ll never be defeated in life. The Bible says “when He died, I died with Him; when he was buried, I was buried with Him; and when God raised him from the dead, I was raised together with Him. And now that I’ve been raised together with Him, and made to sit together with Him in the heavenly realms, no more death; no more defeat; no more sickness; in Him I live now and forever! Hallelujah.

Remember, you’re not an ordinary person; you belong in a special class of divine beings—“the Christ-in-you-species!” This is your hope for the transcendent life of the miraculous.

Further Study:

Romans 8:10;
Colossians 3:1-4