Christ prayed for his people that they might be with him where he was (" where I am") and behold his glory. Christ is formed in us, the hope of glory; glorious now as revealed by faith, so that we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory; but immeasurably more glorious upon the throne of the heavenly majesty, entrancing the universe with the image of the invisible God.
I shall he satisfied: let a man look into his heart and see how much is comprehended in this. He imagines almost that his heart is a bottomless abyss, and that God might empty into it all his treasures and fail to fill it. But his cup shall run over. He shall be satisfied. And throughout a never-ending eternity he shall never more be cursed with unsatisfied desires.
A daily devotional written by a Baptist Missionary to India, Reverend George Bowen (1816-1888) over 150 years ago.
George H. Bowen (30 April 1816 at Middlebury, Vermont – 5 February 1888 at Bombay, India) was an American missionary, newspaper man, linguist, and translator in India. He was known as "The White Saint of India" for his resemblance in manner and dress to the Hindu holy men.
Christ prayed for his people that they might be with him where he was (" where I am") and behold his glory. Christ is formed in us, the hope of glory; glorious now as revealed by faith, so that we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory; but immeasurably more glorious upon the throne of the heavenly majesty, entrancing the universe with the image of the invisible God.
I shall he satisfied: let a man look into his heart and see how much is comprehended in this. He imagines almost that his heart is a bottomless abyss, and that God might empty into it all his treasures and fail to fill it. But his cup shall run over. He shall be satisfied. And throughout a never-ending eternity he shall never more be cursed with unsatisfied desires.