UV 3364/10000 Casting Off the Veils of the World, Perceiving the Lord
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from one degree of glory to even more glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3 v 18
Moses entered the presence of God unveiled but he left the presence of God with his face veiled in order to hide it from the Israelites. We, however, under the new covenant enter His presence unveiled. He never leaves us nor do we who are faithful ever leave His presence. We see His glory in the Word of God which is like a mirror reflecting it. We see His image in the mirror of the Word. As we see it, we too are being transformed from within. Each of us is at different degrees of growth and development but the Holy Spirit works on us from the inside and perfects us for His glory. The more clearly we perceive the Lord, the more we will reflect His character, His power, His grace in and through our lives.
The more time we spend in the Word of God, the more we grow and develop in the image of the Lord. The more we apply or obey the Word, the more blessed we are. We need to get rid of the veils of deception of this world that prevent us from seeing, knowing and obeying the truth of God. Anything that blinkers our vision, obstructs our clear understanding of the Lord and His will for our lives, we should cast off from our lives. When we do the radiance of the Lord’s image will shine forth like the noon day sun on, in and from our lives. We will experience the awesome or Shekinah glory of the Lord in the different areas and aspects of our lives, family and ministry.
Our transformation from the old nature to the new nature in Christ is not an overnight happening but a lifelong progressive process. The Lord is patient with us and we too need to be patient with ourselves and with each other, praying for more and more grace to change in accordance with the image of Christ. By cooperating or resisting the Spirit, we either accelerate or decelerate our transformation. The Lord is most concerned with our character and communication transformation while we are more focused on our career transformation. We need to align our hearts and priorities with the Lord and instead of growing and glowing in fits and starts like a glowworm, we will reflect the true glory of the Lord in a consistent and progressive way.
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