NEW TESTAMENT READING PLAN: Matthew 19-21
SCRIPTURE READING
Romans 5:2 (ESV); Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in
which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Because of the grace we have received, we can now wait in hopeful expectation of our
future with the Lord. “We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” God reveals Himself to us
in powerful ways, but the day is coming when we will see Him in His glory! As Isaiah saw
Him, seated on His throne between the Seraphim with a train that filled the Temple, so we
will see Him! As Moses and the Israelites saw the glory of the Lord come down upon the
Tabernacle, so we will see Him! And as John saw in His vision, God the Father, dazzling
and glorious, surrounded by 24/7 worshippers, so we will see Him! This is the glory we look
forward to being revealed!
The fear that eternity with the Lord will be an endless existence of song, without earthly
memory, and without… food(!)… is a long-taught misconception. We are going to be in
eternity with the One who created the universe; the One who created life; the One who
created relationships! To think that this all-powerful and imaginative God has run out of
creativity, so that eternity with Him is left to be some boring other-worldly existence is
putting huge restraints on God! He is LONGING for the day when He will return for His
Bride, the church! He is longing to bring us into face-to-face existence with Him, in all His
glory. Here there will be no brokenness or pain. There will be pleasures forevermore and
pure relationship with God, the Trinity. This is our future; this is our hope.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1) Meditate on Romans 5:2. Think about past experiences you’ve had with the Lord where
you sensed Him reveal His glory to you. Imagine how that compares to a full revelation
of His glory!
2) Having hope can change the way that we act. Ask the Holy Spirit how the hope of God’s
glory can, and should, change the way that you think and act today.
3) Ask God for a revelation of His glory today. Ask Him to cultivate excitement and
anticipation in you for the day when you will see Him face-to-face.
