Living the Resurrected Life Day 5: See Him in His glory as the One leading you upward!

“And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. For in one place the Scriptures say, “What are mere mortals that you should think about them, or a son of man that you should care for him? Yet for a little while you made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You gave them authority over all things.” Now when it says “all things,” it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone. God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I think most of us are intrigued by stories of “common” people who find out that they are actually royalty, or somehow or another, very rich and potentially powerful. The causes of not knowing about their actual position, and the means through which it was found out, vary, but the bottom line is—in a moment—they go from commoner to royalty, and/or from rags to riches.

Did you know that many Christians are living in a situation where they have no idea of their actual position? Indeed, to hear them talk you would think that they are the lowliest of all creation, devoid of power, totally without hope.

In my opinion, one of the main goals of the enemy of our soul is to keep us ignorant of who God made us to be, ignorant of the authority we have been given through Jesus Christ, still bound to him, through our sins.

I remember my father singing a song that went: “Oh yes, oh yes, I’m a child of the King; His royal blood now flows in my veins; and I who was wretched and poor now can sing, ‘Praise God! Praise God! I’m a child of the King!’” I remember him singing those words with such confidence and gusto. Indeed, he spent much of his teaching in his latter years, trying to convey what we could do for the glory of God, if we only believed what God has said.

In fact, it was God’s plan that through the work of Jesus Christ, we could be rescued from our lowly estate and restored to our rightful position.

“For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭29‬-‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The psalmist speaks prophetically of the King Who God would establish as ruler over all things. We now know: That King is Jesus!

“For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, on my holy mountain.” The king proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father. Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession. You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.’””

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Understand, God did not need to exert or extend His authority; He is above all things. What He did through Jesus Christ, was for our benefit, that we could become sons of God!

Our opening scripture tells a story: God—through Jesus Christ—is leading us to glory. Indeed, the writer of Hebrews is referencing a prophetic word in Psalm 8.

“what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority— the flocks and the herds and all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭8‬:‭4‬-‭8‬ ‭NLT

Further on in Hebrews 2, we see this stunning proclamation:

“So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The Lord calls us His brothers and sisters! The upward call of God through Jesus Christ is that we rule and reign forever with our Lord, forever sharing in His glory!

The last couple of days we have been discussing the truths we must know to be able to see Jesus as He truly is. Only in so doing can we understand what He has done for us and what that means concerning the new life He came to make possible. Today, we look at another truth:

Jesus was glorified so that we can be glorified. Again, the Lord God did not need to add to His glory; but there was a need for us to be brought (back) into His glory.

For now, we only see glimpses of what we will truly be when Christ rules and reigns on the earth. But even now, we must recognize who God made us to be, and the lengths to which He has gone to restore us to the path leading to sharing in His glory.

Lord willing, next time we will put these truths together to understand what the Lord wants us to grasp from them.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!