December 10 – Glory Before the World Was

Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life. This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.”  John 17:1-5

Darkness filled the void—and then in a flash of glory the world was created.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2

For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 1 Peter 1:20-21  

It was the Father’s responsibility to glorify His Son—and then the Son would glorify the Father. Sort of a mutual admiration society. Glorifying each other. Jesus was aware that He was going to have to die—and here He is asking the Father to glorify Him, the Son who was the creator of everything, with the gloriousness that they had before creation. That is a God thing that is beyond our comprehension. May we give them both the glory—the honor, respect, reverence, dignity and splendor that they so richly deserve. Who are we---but mere mortal men and women who want to honor their God, creator of the universe. 

Lord, even as darkness ebbs and flows through this day and into night, may You be glorified—may You feel the respect, honor and reverence that You so richly deserve—even before the beginning of time, before the world existed.

© 2012 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).