The Glorifier

"He will glorify Me because it is from Me that He will receive what He will make known to you." John 16:14 (NIV)

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For a long time I looked for You to draw attention to Yourself, expecting the Spirit's presence to feel like a spotlight on the Spirit.

I did not understand that Your whole nature points away from Yourself.

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You never make much of Yourself. You spend Your entire ministry making much of Jesus.

Every gift You give, every truth You reveal, every fire You light, it all ends up pointing at Him, not at You.

That is not diminishment. That is love secure enough not to need the credit.

I called Your quiet self-forgetfulness humility.

It was You, showing me what love looks like when it has nothing to prove.

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Forgive me for expecting You to seek the glory You have never once sought.

You do not need the spotlight.

You are the light that shows Him to me.

Glorifying Spirit, keep pointing me to Him. I do not need to see You to know You are near.

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for a love secure enough to point away from Yourself.

Thank You for making much of Jesus instead of Yourself.

Let me learn that kind of love from You today. Amen.

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