As we continue through Christ’s prayer as he approached the Garden of Gethsemane,
John 17: 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
Deuteronomy 5: 24 And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork
John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
So what does all this mean? Christ who had the fullness of Glory which was His being God, laid it aside to humble Himself, be born in a manger, work as a carpenter, teach the apostles, and then to take upon His shoulders the sin of the world so that the Righteousness of God and God’s full justice against the sins of mankind might be paid in full. There was a huge sin debt and Christ would have to bare the full wrath of God–a terrible price to pay beyond what we can even imagine. He would then be restored to His Position of Glory seated on the right hand of the Father. Even more so, that Glory now was more fully magnified by His Glorious demonstration of love, obedience, and sacrifice. The ultimate of Glory was now magnified. He did this that I might be saved. He did this that you might have the opportunity to be saved so that you might share in His love, His Joy and His Glory. Do you know Him? Do you believe that there is only one true God and that Jesus Christ (His Son) died for your sins?
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