We Are Being Transformed! No Veils!

2 Corinthians 3:12-18; 4:1-2: 12 Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness, 13 not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside. 14 But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside. 15Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds; 16 but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. 1 Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.2 We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God's word; but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God. (NRSV)

A believer in Christ Jesus seeks to be changed every day. We cannot be satisfied with being the same today as we were yesterday. And from what Paul is instructing us in this passage, we should act bolder today than we did yesterday for the sake of Christ. He reminds us of yesterday's passage from Exodus about Moses hiding his face behind a veil and today he says, no veils needed! We should seek to be transformed by God into the same image as Christ, all of us with one degree of glory to another. We are ambassadors of Truth in Christ Jesus and hiding anything is not needed nor acceptable. We are engaged in ministry to bring transformation to all the world and because of that we find encouragement and not discouragement. We renounce the shameful things we used to hide and stand on the truth of God's love for all people, for all to see.

It was the glory of God that Moses experienced that rubbed off on him and it was reflected on his face and Moses sought to hide it behind a veil. It is that same glory of God that we encounter in our devotional and worship times that should rub off on us and we need not hide it! The world like never before needs to see the glory of God present on us in a way that invites others to come to that same understanding. The world is seeking truth and meaning and where will it find it? On the tiny screen of a smartphone, or the slightly larger screen of a tablet or laptop? It depends what that screen is showing. The brightness of our lives and faces as reflecting the love and presence of Christ Jesus is brighter than any screen and will contain the truth that leads to life and that in abundance. Seek to remove the veils that we out of shyness or shame place on ourselves, and seek to shine the power of Jesus' love.

Seek to live today in a bolder way. Share more. Love more. Seek Christ more. It will make a world of difference in your life and in the lives of others.

PRAYER: Loving and merciful God, I seek to be bolder and better for You today than I was yesterday. I seek to see Your glory reflected in my life and in my being so that others will be attracted to You and Your love. May I be a witness of mercy and grace so that more can be snatched from the pits of despair and gloom into the fullness of life. This I pray in Christ Jesus' precious and powerful name, amen.

Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!

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