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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Path to Glory, continued
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so his life may be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. (II Corinthians 4:8-12—NIV)
The Book of Second Corinthians has much to say about the sufferings of Paul, the sufferings that led to the resurrection Life of Jesus for other people, and also to the gaining of a surpassingly great weight of glory for Paul himself. Indeed, Paul was telling us how to put weight on the house that will clothe our personality in the Day of the Lord.
"So that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body." "So that his life may be revealed in our mortal body."
Notice also:
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. (II Corinthians 4:17—NIV)
Can you see from the above that our inward nature is filled with the Life of Christ as we suffer? Not only must our sins be removed, if we are to attain the glory of the priesthood, but in addition Christ must be formed in us. Christ is formed in us as we are brought down to death and then raised by the power of God.
If you are called to a high rank in the Kingdom you are going to endure the process of death and life, death and life, death and life, over and over again as Christ's Glory is formed in you. The Life of Christ formed in you will benefit those around you today but is designed especially for your appearing with Christ to install the Kingdom of God on the earth.
You may be wondering at this time, "How do I get started on the path to the glory?" You start by declaring yourself dead with Christ and alive and risen with Christ to the right hand of God. Then you faithfully follow the Holy Spirit as He unwraps the graveclothes from you.
After this you must experience continual death and resurrection so what you proclaimed to be true in water baptism now becomes a reality. You actually are being crucified, so to speak. You actually are being resurrected and raised to the right hand of God.
You made your verbal statement to this effect, and now God is making your statement a reality.
Perhaps many believers will flee for their lives when they read what I have just written. But God's true elect will not flee. They will take up their cross and follow the Lord Jesus because the call to the priesthood is in them. The mixed multitudes in the churches, to use an Old Testament expression, will never understand. They are good people, decent people, but they have never been brought to Jesus by the Father. I do not say they are lost, I am stating only that they will not understand the demands that are made on those who are called to be members of the royal priesthood.
To be continued.