Colossians 1:27 declares that Christ in us is our hope of glory. God desires to be glorified/ expressed in Christ through all of His people and He certainly will accomplish this. Ultimately New Jerusalem is this accomplishment.
This hope of glory is of Him, not of us. It is not an uncertain hope arising from our desire. It is not like a hope to get a promotion at work or to earn an A in a class. Those hopes depend on human effort and a positive response from another person.
The hope of glory is not like that. This hope originates with Christ and He is the certainty of its fulfillment.
This hope is “in you.” Whether you feel it at any one time or not, it is present! Verse 1:27 also says “God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery.” Christ in us is a mystery, yet God wants to make this mystery, and the riches of this mystery, fully known to us.
Christ, not we, is the assurance that we will be in glory in Him as New Jerusalem comes down out of heaven “having the glory of God” (Rev. 21:2, 11). Our part is to cooperate. We can pray, O God, make the riches of Your glory known in me and in all the Christians around me.
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Posted by Don on April 15, 2024
Republished with permission from Blogs.crossmap.com, featuring inspiring Bible verses about Christ in Us, Our Hope of Glory.
