As I reread John 1, verses 10-13 once again caught me. The world did not know Him. The "world" representing all of fallen humanity did not know Him. His own chosen nation did not receive Him.  The Jewish nation of Israel as God's chosen people- chosen not because of who they were or for anything they had done but because of God's own sovereign will- out of this people His plan for the "world" unfolded, Jesus was born, came to dwell among them- God with us- Emanuel and what was the response? He is rejected then as now.

As the gospel of John unfolds he explains who those are who did receive Him, who believed in His Name. He explains how they were given the right to become children of God, how they are born of God- of the will of God, not of the will of man- and he says in verse 14b, and we have seen His glory.."

Right away John encompasses all of the people of verses 12 and 13 and includes himself, saying, and "we" have seen...
How could the "we" have seen except God open their eyes in salvation giving them eyes to see. And what do we see? His glory!!! None of us could see His glory apart from God Himself opening our eyes. Could we behold His glory and not be changed? We are changed so we can behold His glory. That is a new way to look at it. Yes, we are changed so that we CAN behold His glory. God wants us to 'know' Him. Jesus came so we would know God the Father. Jesus came to glorify the Father and manifest His glory to us.

Jesus accomplished the work the Father sent Him to do and we can behold the glory of God because of it!

Are you beholding the glory of God in Jesus Christ? Read John until you see... I pray God opens your eyes that you might behold His glory in truly knowing Him.

for the praise of His glory