Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Devotional Thursday 3/11/16 – John 17:10 We belong to God for His glory

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A Christian’s life is not about themselves. It’s about bringing glory to God. We belong to God and live to bring Him glory.
To meditate/pray upon
John 17:10 “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.”
Matthew 5:16  ”Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven”.

As Martin Luther said about Jesus’ claim that “all you have in mine”,
‘This no creature can say with reference to God’.
Jesus is no creature! He is the creator God, owning and ruling all things.
This verse has particular reference to Christians: Jesus says, “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.” Christians’ belong to God and bring Him glory.
Jesus is in no doubt that these first disciples, and all Christians will bring Him glory.
We bring glory to God in many ways, but in this chapter we see that Christians glorify God by believing in Jesus’ words.  They believe and obey the bible generally, but they believe about Jesus being God’s Son and Saviour in particular (17:6 etc.)
A Christian lives to bring glory to God. We bear witness to who Jesus is and we seek to live in ways that honour God every day.
Take a moment to express again your devotion to Christ and desire to bring Him glory today.
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