John 1:16-17 (Amplified) says, "For out of His fullness (abundance), we have all received, all had a share and were all supplied with, one Grace after another and Spiritual Blessing upon Spiritual Blessing and even favor upon favor and Gift heaped upon Gift. For while the Law was given through Moses, Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessing and Truth, came through Jesus Christ."
Jesus said in John 17:22 (Amplified), "I have given to them the Glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are One."
The Glory Jesus spoke about is none other than God's Own Spirit that was in Jesus and by the new birth is now living in us. The Holy Spirit is the Very Light of God's Presence, that shield us from the very fullness of His face. The Glory is Who and What now is manifest, in our new creation being, as God's Own children. We didn't receive a different spirit, but we received the Very Same Spirit Who was in Christ Jesus. The difference between how Jesus walked and how we walk, is the understanding of the Greatness of this Glory or Indwelling Spirit.
Paul writes about the veil that is over the eyes and hearts of those under the Law, in 2Corinthians 3:14 (Amplified) which says, "In fact, their minds were grown hard and calloused, they had become dull and had lost the power of understanding; for until this present day, when the Old Testament (the old covenant) is being read, that same veil still lies on their hearts, not being lifted to reveal that in Christ it is made void and done away."
That veil is still covering the mind and hearts of many of God's children, even in today's Church. We continue seeing the Father, as the God of the old covenant, Who still deals with mankind like He did then. Paul says this veil is still over our hearts, because "The god of this world has blinded the unbeliever's minds, that they should not discern the Truth, preventing them from seeing the Illuminating Light of the Gospel of the Glory of Christ (the Messiah), Who is the Image and Likeness of God," in 2Corinthians 4:4 (Amplified).
We've thought this scripture referred to those who are lost and without salvation. This is true, but it also refers to those who are saved, but do not see the Light of the Glory of Christ, in themselves. Most in the Church haven't yet seen the Glory that has been given to us, by and through our relationship with the Father.
This Glory doesn't have to come down from above, like in the days of old, but it's to reflect from within us and into the world around us. This is why Jesus said we're to be the light of the world and we're to be lifted high, to give light to all those around us. When our eyes are blinded to the Glorious Light in our lives, then it's difficult to shine into the eyes and minds of those around us.
2Corinthians 3:17-18 (Amplified) says, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom). And all of us, as with unveiled face, because we continued to behold in the Word of God as in a mirror the Glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His Very Own Image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of Glory to another, for this comes from the Lord Who is the Spirit."
We no longer see through a veil, because we're one with Him. We are constantly being transfigured from one degree of Glory to another as the Light of this Glory (the Holy Spirit Who lives within us) reveals His True Image in us. Paul said in the above Verse 18, "For this comes from the Lord Who is the Spirit." The Holy Spirit in us, is bringing us into His Own Image and Glory, here in this earthly realm, so we can illuminate the world around us, with His Light."
God's Very Own Presence is the Glory living in us. John 1:4-5,14 (Amplified) says, "In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it, put it our or absorbed it or appropriated in, and is unreceptive to it." Verse 14 goes on, "And the Word (Christ), became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh), live awhile among us; and we actually saw His Glory, His honor, His Majesty, such Glory as an Only Begotten Son receives from His Father, full of Grace, favor, loving kindness, and Truth."
Now let's reread John 1:16-17 (Amplified), which tells us, "For out of His fullness (abundance), we have all received, all had a share, and were all supplied with, one Grace after another and Spiritual Blessing upon Spiritual Blessing and even favor upon favor and Gift heaped upon Gift. For while the Law was given through Moses, Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessing and Truth, came through Jesus Christ."
The Father gave Jesus the Spirit, the Truth, the honor, the Glory, the Blessing and Grace and He has given them to us in this life, when we received Jesus as our Lord and were made one with and in Him. Jesus didn't receive anything that He didn't share with us, including His Glory. Like the Old Testament people, we've had our minds and hearts blinded by the god of this world, so we don't see out true identity. We are Jesus' Body and Jesus is the Head. These aren't two different identities. We are one with the Lord. Just prior to going to the cross, Jesus prayed this in John 17:22-23 (Amplified), "I have given to them the Glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are One. I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and definitely recognize that You sent Me and that You have Loved them even as You have Loved Me."
This kind of being made One with Him and the Father, hasn't been illuminated in us to the world, except by a very few. The god of this world has made it his number one priority, to stop the Illuminating Light and Glory that was in Jesus and now lives in the Body (Church), from shining into the world. People are being born-again, but we're still not shining the Light of the Glory into the world, like we should. 2Corinthians 3:18 (Amplified) says, "The only way this Glory can be shown and revealed through us, is when His Word, like a mirror, reveals it to us."
Satan tries keeping a veil over our hearts and minds, in order to blind us to the Light of the Glory of God. 2Corinthians 4:6-7 (Amplified) says, "For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as to beam forth the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the Majesty and Glory of God, as it is manifested in the Face of Jesus Christ (the Messiah); However, we possess this previous treasure, the Divine Light of the Gospel in frail human vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves."
The above scripture doesn't say, "God Who said Let light shine out of darkness has shown this Light in us," but it says, "The God that said Light shine, has shined in our hearts." The Very One Who is now shining in and through us, is the Very Same God Who said, "Light shine." We not only have the Light, but the One Who created and commanded the Light to shine, now lives in us. John 1:4-5 (Amplified) says, "In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men, And the Light (Glory) shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it."
The Glory or Light that is in us, is the One Who commanded Light and is Light. This Light is His Presence living in us through Jesus and is the One Who was in Jesus. This is why Jesus gave us the Glory that was given to Him, so that we might be one. God didn't command the Light to shine in our hearts, but the Very One Who commanded the Light to shine, lives in our hearts. The Glory of His Presence is the One Who is shining in us.
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