The Lord God
... gives us
grace and glory
Psalm 84:11
You are a human. You are temporary. Death is you inevitable trajectory.
And yet you have an opportunity for glory.
Not momentary glory. Not laurels from your own accomplishments -- laurels that will inevitably fade. But permanent glory. Eternal light. Yet not light that emanates from you ... but light that reflects from the one who is true Glory.
So how do you get this (reflected) glory. By going to heaven. By being invited into God's nearer presence. Invited.
So how does a sinner like you (and me) get invited into God's nearer presence? Look at that verse again. How? By that other word: Grace.
Since we all sin and fall short of the glory of God, it takes God's love and grace to forgive us and heal us and bring us to heaven.
Glory ... and grace. They are inseparable. For God, they are part of his character -- inseparable. For us grace and glory are inseparable too; we can enter into God's glory without God's grace.
In Christ's Love,
a guy who is invited into
God's nearer presence
every day
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