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The LORD will give grace and glory. Psalm 84:11, KJV
D.L. MOODY
There is not such a great difference between grace and glory after all. Grace is the bud, and glory the blossom. Grace is glory begun, and glory is grace perfected. To people who are serving God down here, glory will not come hard when they go up yonder to heaven. They will change places, but they will not stop serving.
ERWIN LUTZER
The word glory has a variety of meanings. When applied to God, it means majesty, worthiness, and eternality. We, too, will enjoy glory, though not of our own doing but because of what Christ has done for us. Jesus prayed, “The glory that you have given me I have given to them” (John 17:22).
We can’t comprehend what that really means. After all, our eyes cannot see and our hearts cannot grasp the wonder of our salvation and our eternal bliss. All we can be certain of is that everything we have is because of the undeserved grace of God. I told my wife, Rebecca, that if, for the first 1,000 years in heaven, I will be on my face thanking and worshiping Jesus, that would be fine with me. Being reunited with my relatives and friends can come later.
Meanwhile, we have a battle we must win. Until we see Jesus, we must realize we are in a war. Galatians 5:16–17 says, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.”
The Holy Spirit not only wants to subdue the sinful flesh, He seeks to birth in us the fruit of the Spirit. And, I believe that the greater our victories on Earth, more glory that awaits us in heaven.
For us who believe, we receive grace today and glory tomorrow!
PRAYER
Father, help me to keep eternal glory in mind and daily kill the desires of the flesh.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Does your heart long more for the gifts of heaven, or the Giver Himself?How can we use the certainty of tomorrow’s glory to endure the heavy battlefield of today?