He said,”The glory You have given me, I have given to them.”
I read it there on printed page
I know these Words are Truth
Yet my mind can’t wrap around this
God’s glory in us
All I see are broken vessels
Clay pots, misshapen and cracked
This is His glorious church?
How can it be?
Me so broken, us so broken
So I follow the golden thread of this word “glory”
Through the tapestry of the New Testament
The momentary afflictions of this life work in us
Produce in us eternal glory
Creation groans and waits and waits and groans
For the day His glory is revealed in us
Through us in its fullness
When He comes again He will be revealed in the fullness of His glory
And we, imagine that!
no longer misshapen
no longer cracked
we will be revealed with Him in glory
The glory of God revealed in its fullness in the Son
and in His people, His bride
And so I hope
Waiting and groaning, groaning and waiting
For that great day
Still following,
Elizabeth
It will be so incredible to be free of our brokenness and sinful natures...
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth, it's always such a pleasure to stop by. I love this. So beautiful and true. We cannot understand it fully with our limited natural mind, but through revelation, our spirit knows. Yet, only in part. We see only in part now.
ReplyDeleteThe best I could describe His glory in us--His imperfect church, cracked, flawed, broken vessels--is we are the image of His Son. That is who we are. There, in Him, is all the glory. This is Who our Father sees and this is Who we must see ourselves as. Anything else falls short and that is why so many of us act as less at times.
I pray this gives you a little more of a glimpse. ;)
Much love,
Marcia
I groan for His day of glory to begin, too. And partly, because of creations groanings. Thanks for this peek into Glory.
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard for me to believe too. How can this be? We are blessed beyond imagination. Hope--it is a gift in itself.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful day it will be once it gets here....keep shining as you walk in creations groaning...
ReplyDeleteI want that day...when the brokenness falls away and beauty rises.
ReplyDeleteYes, what a wonderful day that will be.
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ReplyDeleteJanelle
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oh, me too... i grieve too, friend. i've been praying for God to fill me with such grace for all people as we wait. beautiful write. xo
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to a seamless uncracked pot. More looking forward to meeting Jesus -- the One who made it possible.
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful God loves me despite my brokenness. I truly do not deserve His love.
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