That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
There is in this verse a two-way street. The prayer is that:
The name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you
While we dwell upon this earth, our longing and our mission is to glorify the name of Jesus Christ. This is no doubt a matter for prayer. I imagine it is not on nearly enough prayer lists. We simply cannot glorify his name in the power and wisdom of the flesh. While I am sure the methods of glorifying Him never change, the challenges of doing so certainly do change. May God help us.
That you may be glorified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
While a degree of this glory may be revealed on earth, I think the prayer is more a reflection of what will come to pass in heaven. Today God is about the business of conforming us into Christ’s image. That’s no small task. It is undoubtedly a worthy matter of prayer. But we are sure that it will not be completed in this life.
How I long for that life to come.
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