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But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18

When our desires and affections ascend to where the Lord Jesus Christ now is, when raised out of all the smoke and fog, din and strife, noise and bustle, cares and anxieties, pursuits and pleasures, sins and sorrows of this earthly scene, we can in faith and hope, in love and affection, live above and beyond all things here below, and beholding with unveiled face the glory of the Lord, “are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord”—this is being made to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

When the Lord Jesus went up on high He entered into His glory. As then we behold Him in His glory in faith and love, there is the reflection of His glory, and saints thus favored enter into heaven when still upon earth, and have the foretaste of the glory which is to be revealed at the Lord’s coming before they are forever clothed with it. There are indeed comparatively few who are so highly favored, and even they only at rare intervals, and for short moments; but that does not affect the truth and certainty of the fact. It is a most blessed truth that if we are members of the mystical body of Christ, the deficiency of our experience, though it deprives us of much of the enjoyment, does not deprive us of our interest in, or union with, our great covenant Head, and of the fruits which spring out of it.

To the reader…

Perhaps you sometimes sigh that you see so little of the glory of the Lord. Do your thoughts stay caught in the smoke and the fog, in the cares, the anxieties, and the sins of this earth, while you hear of saints who already have a foretaste of heaven? Then know that comparatively few are so highly favoured, and even they only rarely and for short moments.

But let this comfort you: a lack of experience may deprive you of much enjoyment, but not of your interest in Christ. If you are a member of His mystical body, your union with the great covenant Head is just as firm, and its fruits are just as sure. He has gone up into heaven in His glory, and where He is, there the portion of His people lies as well. Look up, then, in faith, even if it is only as in a glass.

With warm regards,
The compilers of jcphilpot.nl