Skip to main content

SHORT OF GLORY

Text: Romans 3:23. 

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

What happened in the garden of Eden to mankind was by no means a small fall. When our first parents fell, the whole of mankind born and unborn fell from grace and glory.

Essentially,  man was created for glory. Like always begets like. A glorious God can't create anything short of 'glory'.  But the fall of man took man away from that glorious estate and realm.

Romans 3:23 clearly affirms that all ( everyone born by a woman ( have sinned and come short of the glory of God. 

Another version of the Bible says all have sinned and continue to fall short of God’s glory. (Roman 3:23, ISV). Man is in a perpetual state of fall from God's glory. 

However, God didn't leave man in this fallen state, in His mercy, He has opened a way out for us. For as many who are in Christ, they have access to the lost glory. 2 Peter 1:3 says we have been called to glory and virtue. 

1 Thessalonians  2:12 says, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

In Christ Jesus, You have been called unto glory. Grow up in Him and you will and come up to the glory He has called you to.

Bible Reading:

2 Peter 1:1-4.


PRAYER FOCUS

Father Lord, I receive the grace to live up to your original plans for my life.
 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

THE GOOD FIGHT-2

Text:  1 Timothy  6:12   Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. Another thing to pursue in fighting the good fight of faith is Godliness. We understand through the Holy scriptures that godliness is profitable unto all things.   *For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.* 1 Timothy  4:8.  You will reap the reward of your godliness not only when you get to heaven, but from here on earth. And this is why we are admonished to exercise ourselves unto godliness. (1 Timothy  4:7), because godliness with contentment is great gain.1 Timothy  6:6. Godliness is the practice of conforming to the image of God by reflecting the nature of the kingdom of God in the course of everyday life. In other words, godliness is living and portray...

WAY MAKER-2

Text: Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing: now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it?  I will even make a way in the wilderness,  and rivers in the desert. God promised that He will do a new thing for you, and that He will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. He has done this before, and He will do it again even in your own life.  When the children of Israel left Egypt, the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them, encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.(Exodus 14:9). Just like anyone would react, the Isrealites became so fearful because there is neither way forward nor back for them to escape. Before them was the red sea, behind them were the Egyptian armies. They became perplexed and began to murmur against Moses. It is possible you are also in a situation like the Israelites- No way forward, and no way behind. Things may appear like you are ...

BEWARE OF DOGS

Text :  Philippians 3:2. Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers! Beware of the mutilators! Usually, when you see the inscription "BEWARE OF DOGS", you instantly know there's a wild or trained dog around the corner, hence, the need to beware.  However, when God says 'Beware of dogs,' He wasn't actually referring to dogs as in 'animals' but to animals in human skin. Note that this caution was given to believers against other so-called  believers.  That is, some people within the church that we refer to as brothers and sisters are actually operating in the capacity of dogs.Though fellow worshippers in the church are called brothers and sisters, but if they behave like wild animals, know that they are dogs in humans skin- BEWARE. Matthew  7:6 says *Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.*  Essentially, dogs don't have capacity to r...