Glory

:20 I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word
: that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that You did send Me.
:22 And the glory which You have given Me I have given to them: that they may be one, just as We are one.
Jesus says that the glory that He has been given by the Father, He has given to us believers. Wow. The Greek word for glory is #1391 doxa, something that belongs to Christ: “The absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty”.

This is how we have any glory at all. In Christ, our Risen Lord alone do we have glory.
His indwelling us, His pure heart and character reveal glory to the world. He reveals His majesty in this world through His sheep, His Body.

And how do I walk in the glory of the Risen Christ? In this High Priestly prayer of Jesus, He prays about love, oneness, and unity.
:21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that You did send Me.
23 I in them, and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, that the world may know that You did send Me, and did love them even as You did love Me

Our Savior desires for His own to walk in love and in the unity of true oneness. This reveals His glory.
Can we have oneness without His love indwelling us? 
His love is pure, without blemish. It continues to love based on what Jesus, our perfect Lamb has done and it unites, it draws believers into oneness because their eyes are on the Lamb and not on the imperfection of others.

In John 17:8 Jesus says that the word the Father gave to Him, His disciples received, and they truly understood that He came from the Father, and then they believed that He was sent by God. Truly understanding that Jesus was sent by God for the sake of man, is the beginning of knowing and understanding God’s deep love for us. Knowing Jesus changes the human heart forever!

This divine love that indwells believers is what shines, it is what is glorious, and is majestic in a way that nothing else on this earth is.
What is so amazing is that it does not have to make a big splash and to have the attention that the world thinks things of importance must have.

The glory can be in saying “I love you” from the heart when it is most difficult to say.
It can be remaining silent when we want to defend ourselves.
It can be yielding to someone else’s desires instead of getting our own way.
It can be having an open heart to people different than ourselves.
It can be giving with joy.
It all adds up to His life in us for He is our glory.

God has infinite ways of revealing Himself in believers. Each way is unique to the purpose and plan of His for the individual as well as His body. He uses us to reveal His Son and so draw people to Himself. Jesus is glory. When He is allowed to have His way the world will see it.

May Your Body, Father, truly understand that You sent Jesus so that we Your children, may be one
in Him and reveal His glory to this needy world.