Tag: glory

2 Peter: The Glory of Jesus

Jesus is full of the glory Peter witnessed at the transfiguration. But even more significantly, He is the one who chose the way of suffering on the way to that glory. He is the one whose cross preceded His crown.

Exodus 20: The Holy Splendor of God

God’s laws do not call us to mere external actions. Instead, they go deeper, commanding us to reorder our internal attitudes before the holy splendor of our God.

Acts 8: Counterfeit Gospels

No one asks for persecution. But God in His wisdom has made it so that when anyone persecutes His Church, it is like taking seed and scattering it so that it goes everywhere.

Acts 7: Eternal Glory

Like Stephen, we must understand that for us who trust in Jesus, death is the doorway to the Kingdom of God. It is a coronation ceremony.

Exodus 14–18: When Security Vanishes

What do you do when your security vanishes and enemies surround you? The Israelites faced this problem, but they had forgotten that God always provides and protects His people.

365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Exodus 10

Who is going to sit on the throne? Pharaoh grapples for authority by refusing to release the Israelites, but ultimately it is God who sovereignly hardens Pharaoh’s heart that He might get glory.

Devotional Spirituality: Part 8—Seasons of Dryness & Darkness

The spiritual life involves alternating patterns of sorrow and joy, delight and emptiness, warm experience and feelings of abandonment. During these times, showing up before God on a daily basis is critical, Ken Boa explains in this eighth part of his “Devotional Spirituality” series.