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Called to His Glory

Paul says that we who believe in Jesus stand in hope of the glory of God. That sounds like something we should make sure we understand. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 79 and 80: “‘Glory’ is one of those terms Christians use, often without understanding what it means. “We want to ‘give glory’ to God. We claim to see ‘God’s glory’ in certain aspects of the creation – a particularly stunning sunset, for example, or a tiny songbird at the feeder. We sing ‘glory to God’ in our hymns and pray that God will ‘be glorified’ in our lives.  “But what do we mean by this? What is the glory of God, and where can we turn in order to gain a better sense of what it means to ‘stand in hope’ of that glory? “In the simplest sense, the glory of God is just the presence of God. Where God is, glory is, because God is all-glorious.  “However, Scripture points out that, while God is manifesting His glory everywhere, because He Himself is everywhere, not everyone is paying attention. God shows His presence in created things; they bear witness to His wisdom, power, goodness, and love in many different ways. But most people don’t experience the glory God is revealing, in part because they don’t really care to, and in part, because they don’t know how. “So God makes His glory known to people in various ways. He not only reveals His glory, but He impresses His glory on people, as a kind of strange, wondrous, beautiful, and even fearful presence that ‘weighs’ on us at certain times and under certain conditions.” For reflection or discussion 1. How would explain what it means to glorify God to a new Christian? 2. Do you think it’s really possible to do “all things” to the glory of God?  Paul wrote that we have been called to the Kingdom and glory of God. We make the Kingdom turn when we first begin to believe in Jesus. From then on, life in the Kingdom is a journey of seeking and glorifying God in all we do. Share today’s podcast with a friend, then get together to talk about the glory of God. Your free copy of The Kingdom Turn is waiting for you in The Ailbe Bookstore. T. M. Moore The post Called to His Glory (https://www.ailbe.org/columns/read-mo...) appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe (https://www.ailbe.org) .