February 26

The glory as of the only begotten of the Father. - John 1:14.

HERE is a glorious object to behold. Not the glory of the world, or of the princes of the world, which cometh to nought. Not the glory of a temporal empire, which the Jews were looking for. Not the glory of a worldly conqueror- a glory stained with blood, concerning which the late Bishop Porteus says, “One murder makes a villain; millions a hero.” Not the glory of statesmen. No, but a godlike glory; “the glory as of the only begotten of the Father.” God has many children by creation, and he has many children by adoption, for all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are the sons and daughters of the Lord God Almighty; but he is “the only begotten Son of the Father.”

He, therefore, is raised in his glory beyond the glory of Moses, or of Solomon, or of angels. “For to which of the angels said he, at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee? “But, “when he bringeth forth his first begotten into the world he saith, Let all the angels of God worship him.” They who saw him saw “the brightness of the Father’s glory, and the express image of his person.” His attributes, actions, and Spirit, all proved a Divine relation, superior to every creature-to an infinite and Almighty Being; and “we behold the light of the glory of God as it shines in the face of Jesus Christ,” and the perfections of the one are the perfections of the other. And, says the Saviour, “He that hath seen me hath seen my Father also, for I and my Father are one.”