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The Glory of God in Man · First15 Devotional

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: as we begin to wrap up our week on Jesus High Priestly Prayer.
• 0:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Today we look at what it means to reflect God's glory.
• 0:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: How could man ever look like God?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In our broken fallen state, can we ever reflect His glory?
• 0:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's find out as we explore God's heart and intention behind filling us with His Holy Spirit
• 0:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: May your heart and mind be open to God's truth and will for your life today as we seek him together.
• 0:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
• 1:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our scripture for today comes from John 17 vs. 22 through 24.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture says.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The glory that you have given me, I have given to them, that they may be one, even as we are one.
• 1:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: I, in them, and you, in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you set me, and love them, even as you loved me.
• 1:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
• 1:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: As disciples of Jesus, we are being fashioned into His likeness, that we might be reflections of His glory.
• 2:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus' praise in John 1722 through 24, the glory that you have given me, I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one.
• 2:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them, even as you loved me.
• 2:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me, maybe with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
• 2:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: Through the power of Christ's death.
• 2:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: We are now filled with His very spirit, who is working constantly to fashion us into Christians in the truest sense of the word.
• 3:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: To be a Christian is literally to be a little Christ.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We are meant to be marked by similarity to the one whom we serve and love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: our lives are to be filled with His love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Our minds are to be transformed by His words, and our hearts are to be devoted to serving Him alone.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Second Corinthians 3-18 says, and 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.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Through the death of Jesus, we can come before God with unveiled face.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus came to declare the truth about who our Father is and to clear the path to restore intimacy between humanity and our Creator.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And as we devote our lives to seeking the face of our Heavenly Father, we will naturally become like Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: God's desire is that we would live with the same freedom, intimacy, power, authority, and good works as Jesus.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He sent His Son to die that we might be clothed from the inside out
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  [SPEAKER_00]: thereby affording us a new life, nature, and identity.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You are not the person you were before salvation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: When you were filled with the spirit of God, you were filled with the very glory of God, the image of Christ engraved upon your heart.
• 5:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: and while this concept of becoming like Christ often sounds heady and theological, it couldn't be of greater practical importance.
• 5:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: It couldn't be more vital for us to believe and pursue the life given to us by the grace of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Being transformed into the image of Jesus has powerful and practical implications for you and me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: When you spend time with the Father, He desires to love you with the love He has shown Christ, a tangible and transformational love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to set you free from the bonds of worldliness and sin.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to empower you and leads you to a life of purpose, miracles, and good works, filled with the love of God Himself.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and he longs to lead you to a destiny laid before you since the foundation of the world.
• 6:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: Take time to seek the face of God today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Come before Him with unveiled face and allow Him to reveal to you the imprint of Christ upon your heart.
• 6:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Allow the Spirit to show you the purpose for which you were created.
• 6:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: and receive the love of God that has the power to transform you into the very image of Jesus Christ, your Lord and example.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Open your heart as you enter guided prayer.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: as we begin.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Meditate on God's glory, given to you at salvation, reflect on the importance and availability of living like Jesus.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Galatians 220 says, I have been crucified with Christ.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: next.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you a fresh.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask him to engrave upon your heart the love and image of Christ in new ways.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask him to guide you into a direct encounter with Jesus that you might know him personally.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ephesians 5 vs 18 says, and do not get drunk with wine for that is dissipation, but be filled with the spirit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And last, spend time allowing God to transform you, love you, and set you free.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask the Lord what in your life isn't like Jesus.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As he reveals thin in your life, confess it, in turn to Jesus as your model.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Seek out a life like his today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: First Peter, two 21 says, for to this you have been called because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example so that you might follow in His steps.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: that death of Christ has more powerful implications than you or I will ever know this side of heaven.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: God has truly paved the way for us to live a life of incredible abundance.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He offers us a life greater than we will find in anything of the world.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May you pursue all the wealth of relationship available to you by the blood of Jesus.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: may he be transformed into his reflection on the earth.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And may others come to know him by the depth of his love in you.
• 12:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks so much for listening to today's podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with First of Team.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I hope that today you caught a glimpse of the glory of God in yourself.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You are made in his image.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You are his child.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May a sense of his glory in you fill you with courage, confidence, and joy today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day and may God bless you as you see Kim.