The
hope the Christian has in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour… one day it will
come into fruition and what a day that will be…
“Him hath God exalted.”
- Act_5:31
“Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead and
buried, now sits upon the throne of glory. The highest place that heaven
affords is his by undisputed right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation
of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation. He is exalted at the
Father’s right hand, and though as Jehovah he had eminent glories, in which
finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honours which Jesus
wears in heaven are the heritage of all the saints. It is delightful to reflect
how close is Christ’s union with his people. We are actually one with him; we
are members of his body; and his exaltation is our exaltation. He will give us
to sit upon his throne, even as he has overcome, and is set down with his
Father on his throne; he has a crown, and he gives us crowns too; he has a
throne, but he is not content with having a throne to himself, on his right
hand there must be his queen, arrayed in “gold of Ophir.” He cannot be
glorified without his bride. Look up, believer, to Jesus now; let the eye of
your faith behold him with many crowns upon his head; and remember that you
will one day be like him, when you shall see him as he is; you shall not be so
great as he is, you shall not be so divine, but still you shall, in a measure,
share the same honours, and enjoy the same happiness and the same dignity which
he possesses. Be content to live unknown for a little while, and to walk your
weary way through the fields of poverty, or up the hills of affliction; for
by-and-by you shall reign with Christ, for he has “made us kings and priests
unto God, and we shall reign for ever and ever.” Oh!, wonderful thought for the
children of God! We have Christ for our glorious representative in heaven’s
courts now, and soon he will come and receive us to himself, to be with him
there, to behold his glory, and to share his joy.” (Charles
Spurgeon)
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