1 Peter 5:10 But the God all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, afer that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.
The gospel promise, that God has called us to his eternal glory, carries both a present fulfillment and a future guarantee. ”Has called” is in the past tense, signifying something that has already been accomplished in our earthly lifetime. “Eternal glory” is obviously something in our future not yet seen. We have not yet seen the Glory of God, but we already have it and walk in it by faith. Faith sees the promise afar off and pulls it into the present moment. We are filled with joy and peace in believing.
The Holy Spirit has called us by the Gospel. A ”call” is compelling and urgent, though it is resistible, as witnessed by the number of unbelievers who have heard the gospel but rejected it. Nevertheless, a call is subtly powerful, not overwhelming, but it is so beautiful and reasonable that we want to answer the call and follow Jesus. The Spirit never forces His way upon us but bends and shapes our will so that we gladly say ”Yes.” Then we see by faith the glory to which we have been called.
The promise includes ”suffering for a while,” which all experience during earthly life, but afterward God promises to make us perfect, establish, strengthen, settle us. This He will do for sure, but for now we are a work in progress. The Lord uses life experiences connected to the Word of God to do this sanctifying work.
Christian ps use the term ”he was called to glory” when a believer dies, but in truth we are called to glory when we die to sin and self by faith in Christ.