And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be
one, even as we are one (John 17:22).
In our opening verse, Jesus was talking
to the Father in prayer about His disciples; He said, "The glory that you
gave me, I have given to them." This is amazing! I want you to know that
the prayer is for us too, because in the same scripture, He said, "Neither
pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through
their word" (John 17:20). So Jesus prayed for us as well, and gave us the
same glory that the Father gave Him.
This should get you thinking! If Jesus
says the glory that the Father gave Him, He’s given to us, what would this
mean? Notice He didn’t say, "I shall give them"; He said, "I
have given them." The question is, "Have you received it?" You
know, it’s one thing to be given something; it’s another thing to accept or
receive it. The good news is, when you received Christ, you received the glory
and became one with the Father.
The Bible says Jesus Christ is the
effulgence of the Father’s glory (Hebrews 1:3); that’s exactly what He’s made
us—the effulgence of His glory, because as He is, so are we in this world (1
John 4:17). This is what Christmas is to us. Christmas means that you’re in
Christ now and that you have His life and nature in you. Christ is in you now,
which means glory has come! Think on this as you celebrate today! As often as
you can in the course of the day, say, "Father, I thank you; I’m your
glory, and I express who I am today. Christ in me means glory in my life!"
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I thank you for your
great love which you expressed in sending Jesus to the world to make us one
with you, even when we didn’t deserve it. Lord, I thank you for the glory and
oneness I share with you; I pray that all around the world, this season, Christ
will be exulted and magnified, resulting in a great harvest of souls, as your
children spread the message of salvation, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: 2 Corinthians 3:18;
Ephesians 1:11-12
1 Year Bible Reading Plan : Zechariah 1-3 revelation 17
2 Year Bible Reading Plan : Revelation 19:1-10 Zechariah 5-6
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