Jesus Christ is the brightness of God’s glory, and the express image of His person. That means He’s the outshining of God’s glory, the expression and icon of the Father’s glory. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV) says: “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” How important it is to contemplate the glory of God.

 

In the King James Version, it says, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory….” What does this mean? The mirror of God is the Word of God. What happens when we contemplate the glory of God in the mirror of God? What does a mirror do? It reflects whatever is set before it. If you were standing in front of a mirror, you’d see your own reflection. The Word of God is that mirror.

 

Therefore, that reflection, that glory you see when you look into the mirror—the Word—is who you really are; you’re the glory of God. Every day, testify that you’re the glory of God! Affirm that every step you take is the step of glory. Jesus said, “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them…” (John 17:22); He’s glorified you: “Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified” (Romans 8:30).

 

You’re the fruit of Christ’s suffering. The Bible talks about the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should be revealed (1 Peter 1:11). You’re that glory that He saw that made Him endure the cross and despise the shame (Hebrews 12:2). Have this consciousness; see yourself in, and as, the glory of God! Walk in, and manifest His glory everywhere.