Removing The Veils of Life

UV 3709/10000 The Veils of Life 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 Thick veils blind us while thin veils distort our vision and we can see only partially. The “unveiled” face in the uni-verse refers to an unhindered, unobstructed vision of Jesus. The veils of pride, ego, selfishness, lust, doubt, fears, unforgiveness, stubbornness need to be removed as these obstruct our vision and make us less impactful even as these impact us adversely. The veils of life turn our lives into a vale of sorrow, defeat, unfruitfulness. The trouble is that the veils are invisible and we can identify it only if we look continually into a spiritual mirror that throws up images of the invisible. The mirror is a metaphor for the Word. When we continually focus on the locus, the center of our moral and spiritual universe, Jesus, when we continually look into the Word intently, we are transformed into His image, His character, to be Christ-like. The mirror, the Word helps us identify which of the veils we need to remove each day. The transformation is progressive, not sudden or overnight. The Transformer is the Holy Spirit. To unveil our face implies to submit completely to the Spirit in spirit, mind and body, all aspects of our lives, to listen to His quiet voice, to follow His promptings and lead in our daily lives. He evaluates us and guides us in the way of Christ. True glory lies not in human accomplishments, wealth, pleasure, power or fame but in being transformed from deep within to be like Jesus. He is the Prototype, the Exemplar we should imitate. We only need to be cooperating with the Spirit of God and be patient. We are to become the mirror image of Christ in our daily walk. Sometimes we see that image dimly and sometimes, more clearly. We only need to ask ourselves whether we are one degree closer to the glorious image of Christ, day on day. Studying the word, meditating on it, applying it in our lives, every aspect including the ones hidden, will accelerate the process of growth or transformation. “Trance formation” or being quiet in the presence of God helps us change faster. Praying continually for the Spirit to sow, grow and manifest the fruit of the Spirit in our character certainly speeds up the process. Every fault, flaw, weakness we recognize in ourselves we need to submit to the Lord to help us overcome on a daily basis. The more we submit to the Spirit, the more grace we appropriate and the greater our victory in all our struggles.