MORNING MANNA 6-24-23
GLORY OF GOD
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”- Romans 3:23-26
When we think about the death of Jesus on the cross, we may think about the intense physical suffering that He endured. We may consider the wonder of His precious blood being shed to pay the price for our sins. We may contemplate the vast love of God that put that plan in place. All of that is part of the story of the cross. But there is another part that sometimes we overlook: the cross shows the glory of Jesus Christ and His sinless nature. The cross declares that He was perfectly and completely righteous. Otherwise His death could not have atoned for our sins, for He would have had to pay for His own. Robert Murray McCheyne said, “The wounds of Christ were the greatest outlets of His glory that ever were. The divine glory shone more out of His wounds than out of all His life before.”
One of the purposes for which we are left in this world after we are saved is so that we can bring honor and glory to Jesus. Peter wrote, “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen” (2 Peter 3:18). The best way that we can bring glory to God is to live in the righteousness which He credits to our account because of what Jesus did. We declare His righteousness when we imitate it. We live in a holy way not to earn salvation or bring credit to ourselves, but to honor and glorify our Savior. We bring glory to Jesus when we live in the righteousness His death made possible for us.(author unknown)
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx.
