When we stand in front of a mirror, we see our image or ourselves on that mirror. Do we find it strange? No never. We stand in front of the mirror to see ourselves and we then make all the necessary changes looking at that mirror to make our look feel better. What if the mirror was full of dust? Would we be able to enjoy looking at that or would we say that its the dirt on our face and just try to wipe our face and move on... NO !! NEVER. We would first clean up the mirror if any thing would give us the slightest feel to have a clear and perfect reflection of ourselves only.
Well, dear loved ones, we are the mirror and WE need to reflect Jesus who is standing before us. WE need to be as the moon reflecting the suns light. The moon cannot shine by itself and so reflects the light from the sun. Then why not we do the same, REFLECT the Glory for JESUS CHRIST through our LIVES and DEEDS and ACTIONS.
2Cor 3:12 – 18
12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: 13 And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished (LAW): 14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart. 1)16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away (REPENTANCE, REALIZING Our Faults, Shortcomings…). 2)17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (Live by the Holy Spirit). 18 But we all (Paul is talking about the Church the Body of Christ the saved people, saints, believers, followers, disciples of Christ etc…), with open face (Confirms that we have no veil as Christ took away the veil that was on us, the veil of Sin and LAW) beholding as in a glass (Self Reflecting) WHAT??? the glory of the Lord, RESULT of the REFLECTION??? WE are changed into the same image from glory to glory 3) (A PROCESS to be CONTINUOUS), even as by the Spirit of the Lord (the Lord through the Holy Spirit helps us in the PROCESS to be changed to HIS IMAGE).
Main thing to do is to REFLECT THE GLORY OF THE LORD
How can this be done through us?
- We need to get the understanding, as the great servant of the Lord Paul did get, regarding this intensifying Glory which was a totally different Hope as found in the NT believers.
- Understand who the veil is, what the veil is, that is then and now – The LAW, SIN, Our Flesh
- Effect of the veil on the minds of the people – Blinded them
- Understand how the Veil can be taken off – 1.We need to understand Jesus helped take off the veil, 2. we need to turn to the Lord – Deny self relying
- What needs to be done once the veil is taken off
- We start walking in the
Liberty - We attain a open face i.e. become a mirror ready to reflect
- What happens when we start Reflecting
- We are changed to the same image of the Lord
- God’s Glory is projected from glory to glory through us
- We understand that we are led by the Spirit to walk according to it to attain the reflection
- We need to understand in what all ways we can reflect Jesus Christ
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