Coming in Glory

December 27, 2016

Coming in Glory

And when Christ, who is your life,

is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

Colossians 3:4

The purpose of the Christian season of Advent is to prepare us for the coming again of Jesus in glory. The foundation of our hope in his Second Coming was his birth in Bethlehem. During the Season of Christmas, twelve days from December 25 to January 6, we reflect on the truth that in Christ, God entered human history and identified fully with the human condition. We recall the Apostle John’s magnificent statement, "So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son" (John 1:14).

Christmas arouses hope in Jesus’ coming again in glory to establish God’s Kingdom on earth. I’ve found something that I believe will help me remain close to this hope throughout the coming year. Our church has a very large Prayer Labyrinth that we set up in the fellowship hall during Advent and Lent. Sometimes it is helpful to carry something with you as you walk the labyrinth. A few years ago, I picked up a little bronze token of a six pointed star with this prayer, taken from Matthew 2:6, engraved on one side: “O Bethlehem, from you shall come forth one who will be king.” I carried this prayer with me in my pocket for several months before it got misplaced. This year I carried a small cross, hand-carved out of cedar by a member of our church. I keep it on my desk where I write these meditations.

Every time I see this cedar cross, I’ll remember my labyrinth prayer walk. I’ll also remember that when Christ, who is my life, is revealed to the whole world, I will share in all his glory.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

·        Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

·        The second edition of  First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ has been released as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.