Dear Glory carrier,
God bless you for partaking in this journey. It may not be the most attractive one but it shall indeed be glorious in the Name of Jesus. We often think of glory as something grand, beautiful, and victorious. To some extent, that is true. However, real glory often begins in a hidden and painful place, a place of surrender and trust that is far from glamorous. It begins in Gethsemane.
Gethsemane was the garden where Jesus faced the greatest test of His life. He knew the agony that awaited Him on the cross. With the weight of the world pressing on Him, He prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but Yours be done.” This moment of surrender was important for the glory that would come through His resurrection. There was no shortcut to the triumph of the empty tomb. It was only through the suffering of the cross could real victory and glory be revealed.
In our lives, Gethsemane moments come when God invites us to surrender our plans, desires, and comfort for something greater. These moments often feel confusing and painful. Maybe you are in a season where a dream seems to be fading, a relationship is being tested, or God is asking you to step out in obedience despite uncertainty. In those moments, the question remains the same as it was for Jesus: Will you say, “Not my will, but Yours be done”?
This surrender is not about giving up hope or joy but about laying down control so that God’s perfect will can be accomplished in and through us. Transformation into the image of Christ always begins with surrender. As Paul wrote in Galatians 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.”
The Glory of God is His presence and nature made visible. Jesus’ obedience on the cross revealed the fullness of God’s glory: His love, justice, mercy, and holiness. When we go through our own Gethsemane moments, surrendering our will and trusting God, we become living reflections of His glory. Just as Jesus’ suffering led to the greatest display of God’s Glory, our obedience and transformation become a testimony of His divine presence in the world.
This transformation is a process. As Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 3:18, “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory.” Every act of surrender, every moment of obedience, and every Gethsemane experience shapes us to look more like Jesus. This is how we experience and carry His Glory and not by avoiding hardship but rather by being transformed through it.
Gethsemane moments may be difficult, but they are so holy. They are the places where God refines, reshapes, and fills us with His presence. When we surrender we don’t just witness God’s glory but we become carriers of it. And that is where true transformation and lasting glory are found.
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27
