Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Saturday April 22, 2017 |
Morning Time: 1:51 AM PST
"Him hath God exalted." --Acts 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.
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