But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. (Proverbs 4:18 ESV) What a description of our lives in Christ! When the scriptures speak of the righteous in verses such as these, it will refer to those who are the righteousness of God in Read More
The Glory of God
Created in Christ Jesus unto good works
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10 KJV) Paul uses the word “created” to describe the conversion or new birth experience of the believer in Christ. He certainly was fully aware of the full force behind that Read More
The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. (Proverbs 4:18 ESV) The figure used in the scripture above is that of the rising of the sun from the early hours of the morning until it is full blown at noon. Think of the Read More
The heavens declare the glory of God
The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork (Psalm 19:1 NET) What a fantastic Psalm! It says the heavens declare the glory of God. What does this mean? The second parallel clause gives us the meaning of the first. It says the sky displays God’s handiwork. This verse tells us that Read More
Expressing the treasure in earthen vessels
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us (2 Corinthians 4:7 KJV) Paul says we have this treasure in earthen vessels in the verse above. What treasure was he referring to? In verse 6, he was talking about the glory of God in Read More
Christ, the glory of God
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof (Revelation 21:23 KJV) Christ revealed God’s glory while on earth. But there is more. He did not just reveal God’s glory. He is Read More
