Morning, April 22
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“Him hath God exalted.”
Acts 5:31
Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead and buried, now sits upon the
throne of glory. The highest place that heaven affords is his by undisputed
right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation of Christ in heaven
is a representative exaltation . He is exalted at the Father’s right hand, and though as Jehovah he had eminent glories, in which
finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honours which
Jesus wears in heaven are the heritage of all the saints. It is delightful
to reflect how close is Christ’s union with his people. We are actually one with him; we are members
of his body; and his exaltation is our exaltation. He will give us
to sit upon his throne, even as he has overcome, and is set down with
his Father on his throne; he has a crown, and he gives us crowns too;
he has a throne, but he is not content with having a throne to himself,
on his right hand there must be his queen, arrayed in “gold of Ophir.” He cannot be glorified without his bride. Look up, believer, to Jesus
now; let the eye of your faith behold him with many crowns upon his
head; and remember that you will one day be like him, when you shall
see him as he is; you shall not be so great as he is, you shall not
be so divine, but still you shall, in a measure, share the same honours,
and enjoy the same happiness and the same dignity which he possesses.
Be content to live unknown for a little while, and to walk your weary
way through the fields of poverty, or up the hills of affliction;
for by-and-by you shall reign with Christ, for he has “made us kings and priests unto God, and we shall reign forever and
ever.” Oh!, wonderful thought for the children of God! We have Christ for
our glorious representative in heaven’s courts now , and soon he will come and receive us to himself, to be with him
there, to behold his glory, and to share his joy.