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OCTOBER 1
GLORY IN THE LORD
“But he that glorieth, let
him glory in the Lord. For
not he that commendeth
himself is approved, but
whom the Lord commendeth.”
(2 Cor. 10:17-18)
“Let not the wise boast
himself in his wisdom,
Nor let the mighty boast
himself in his might,
Let not the rich boast
himself in his riches,
But in this let the boaster
boast himself, in
understanding and knowing
Me, For I am Jehovah, doing
kindness, judgment, and
righteousness in the earth,
for in these I have
delighted.” (Jer. 9:23-24,
Young’s).
“But of Him are ye in Christ
Jesus, Who of God is made
unto us wisdom, and
righteousness, and
sanctification, and
redemption. That, according
as it is written, He that
glorieth, let him glory in
the Lord.” (1 Cor. 1:30-31).
There is a glorying, a
boasting, but it is not in
the sphere of our “self,” it
is in WHAT HE IS, and what
we are becoming through
UNION WITH HIM. The new man
in Christ Jesus is to shew
forth His praise, for what
we are becoming in him is
actually an extension of the
manifestation of HIS LIFE.
If it is wisdom you would
glory in, then glory not in
the wisdom of Solomon, or
some other great man, for
“behold a greater than
Solomon is here,” (Matt.
12:42), even He “in Whom are
hid all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge.” (Col.
2:3).
If it is righteousness you
would glory in, then “IN THE
LORD shall all the seed of
Israel be justified, and
shall glory.” (Isa. 45:25).
If it is sanctification you
would glory, “Thou shalt
rejoice in the Lord, and
shalt glory in the HOLY ONE
of Israel.” (Isa. 41:16).
Holy One - literally means
THE SEPARATED ONE, separated
from all that is evil and
corrupt, and separated unto
all that is pure and just.
HE is our Set Apart One. Had
He not suffered without the
gate, we would have no one
to go to out there. He is
our sanctification.
You would glory in
redemption? Redemption means
“a loosing away,” and He
alone is able to loose us
from all that is
corruptible, vanity, earthy,
and bring us into His more
abundant life. IN HIM ALONE
WE SHALL GLORY.
Ray Prinzing
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