Daily Devotion

“In the creature's knowing, esteeming, loving, rejoicing in, and praising God, the glory of God is both exhibited and acknowledged; his fulness is received and returned. Here is both an emanation and re-emanation. The refulgence shines upon and into the creature, and is reflected back to the luminary.”

Jonathan Edwards · The End for Which God Created the World, ch. 2, sect. 7

Scripture

2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, just as by the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Reflection

God's glory is the ultimate purpose of His creation. His glory is not added to me, but manifested in me. Faith, it turns out, isn't about me striving to give something to God, but rather about me being drawn and shaped by His glory. As I gaze upon Christ, I am gradually transformed by the Holy Spirit's work, becoming more and more like Him. If my life can even reflect a little of His beauty, it is a response to His glory.