Audio commentary on this verse

Note 1 at Rom. 8:18: This is a very important statement. Paul did not say that this glory would be revealed "to us" but rather "in us." The complete glory of God that Christians dream of receiving in eternity is already in us here on this earth!

Paul said in 2 Thessalonians 2:14, "he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." And in 1 Peter 5:1, Peter said he was a (present tense) partaker of this glory which shall be (future tense) revealed. Paul also prayed for the Ephesians that the Lord would grant them the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him so they would see the glory of His inheritance which was already in the saints.

This leaves no doubt that the Christian's spirit is already complete. We don't need more faith, more power, or more anointing. We simply need to use more of what we have already received. Many Christians will be shocked when they stand before God and realize that all the things they prayed for were inside them ever since they believed (see note 3 at Mt. 26:41, p. 507).