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Morning and Evening

April 22, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Him hath God exalted." — Acts 5:31 · KJV

Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead, and buried, now sits on the throne of glory. The highest place 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 Yahweh, He had eminent glories in which finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honors 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 on 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 — at 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 on 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, nor so divine; but still you shall, in a measure, share the same honors, and enjoy the same happiness and dignity 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 for ever 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.