2 Corinthians 4:6 English Standard Version (ESV) For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Vine’s Expository Dictionary on glory Strong’s number 1391 “glory” (from dokeo, “to seem”), primarily signifies an opinion, estimate, and hence, the honor resulting from a good opinion. It is used (1) (a) of the nature and acts of God in self-manifestation, i.e., what He essentially is and does, as exhibited in whatever way he reveals Himself in these respects, and particularly in the person of Christ, in whom essentially His “glory” has ever shone forth and ever will do, John 17:5, 24.

It should be made clear that our glorification mentioned in Romans 8:30 is not our glory but rather that Christ can and will reveal Himself in us and through us. His glory shines, not ours. We were raised to take the credit for good and the blame for bad but in God’s Kingdom Jesus gets the credit because He took the blame. Our sins fell on Him.

Isaiah 43:4 English Standard Version (ESV) Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.

He gave His life for us, now we are His and that is only the beginning. We must do as John the Baptist did, recede so that Christ may be seen. It is not natural after the ways of the world but this is Kingdom living now. Everything reflects on our Lord. Our natural instinct is to say, that is me, it is my fault. We may feel that way but our Lord says, “I paid the price and that is on me now.”

What we say and what we do reflects on our Lord unless He gets to be glorified in us.