The
glories of our Lord
His
glories are many. As I outline some, may you be inspired to search the Bible
for more.
Matthew
(1st book of the New Testament) introduces the glory of the King. He
presents the family rights of Jesus as the ‘son of David, the right to sit upon
the throne of Israel as promised to David one thousand years before. God kept
the line of heirs intact and now the wise men come seeking the ‘King of the
Jews’.
Some of
His moral glory shines in this – Jesus knew He was destined to sit on David’s
throne, but instead of grasping for that recognition, He waits for the
appointed time, He submits to the path of the Father’s choice, He let’s
scripture be fulfilled – both in terms of suffering and ascendancy.
The
record of Matthew would appear, to human reasoning, as a record of failure –
the king wearing a crown of thorns! The king of the Jews dead at 33 years! The
warriors of the King hiding in fear and Satan’s grip establish over Jew and
Gentile.
Herein
lies the unusual glory of God –
out of
defeat He makes victory,
out of
poverty He makes riches,
out of
weakness He makes strength,
out of darkness
He makes light,
Out of
nothing He makes everything!
The resurrection
of Jesus, is just the beginning of many new glories. Matthew’s biography of the
king does not finish in defeat. The real story is just beginning – the king ‘lives
forever’, the king is exalted by God to ultimate authority, in a dominion greater
than Israel, His subjects number millions beyond the Jews and His glories are
seen, not only in Himself, but also in the multitudes who follow Him.
The
King gave a promise – “ you shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory”
Matthew 24:30
‘even
so come Lord Jesus’
JRM
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