Our Heavenly Calling

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“Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me: for Thou lovedst Me before the foundation of the world” (John 17:2424Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (John 17:24)).
He came from God’s glory, all the way down to the depths of the cross with all its shame. God raised Him from the dead and gave Him His rightful place of honor at His right hand. The Father loved Him before the foundation of the world. He knows His own also love Him, and, loving Him, He knows that they would desire to see Him in His glory, having realized something of His shameful rejection and death. These are the ones He wants to be His bride. He could only desire that they be with Him where He was going. Nothing less could satisfy His heart. Soon, very soon, the Father will tell Him, Go, Son, and bring them home.
We are but strangers here; we do not crave
A home on earth, which gave Thee but a grave:
Thy cross has severed ties which bound us here,
Thyself our treasure in a brighter sphere.