Sunday 15th March
To truly and fully recognize God is to flush with affection and praise. It’s to burn with a zeal to magnify his name, with little thought of your own decreased significance by comparison; to enjoy and relish God’s own majesty and beauty; to bask in the presence of the King himself.
The type of glorification that God deserves is not just being thankful for the values, features, and objectives of his kingdom! Glorifying God rightly can’t be reduced to being “on board” with God’s redemptive program! It means more than just agreeing with the values of his Kingdom, or affirming the key ideas of his reign, or approving the goals of his redemptive work! Its about adoring and marvelling in the one who is the source of those policies and values.
The good news of the gospel is that when Jesus died on the cross, God the Son was sucking into his condemned body all the sin of all people across all places and through all time. He took it to the place that was furthest from God, and then rose again without it to live in union with God. Your sin is forgiven! Your shame is gone! You have a new chance to stand up, stand tall, stand forgiven and stand free!