Transformed

 

              

    

2 Cor 3:18

 

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

NKJV

 

I love to watch a transformation- the emergence of a caterpillar to a butterfly.  The beauty of the sky at sunset.  A makeover.   It is just thrilling to see something go from plain, or blah, to something dramatic and beautiful.

 

When we first come to Christ, we come with all of our baggage.  We come with  our sins, shortcomings, hang-ups and character deficits.  But the Lord immediately begins the metamorphosis, and we become His child.  A display of His splendor.  A reflection of His glory. But it does not stop there.  As we continue to walk with Him, commune with Him, learn from Him, and give Him access to the deepest recesses of the heart...we are changed.  From glory to glory.

There are always new depths with Him.  There is always greater glory.  We do not have to be satisfied with our current state.   He will work with us  as long as there is life.  And when this life is over, we will be permanently changed into our fullest glory.  We will be made to be the best "us" we will ever be.  We will be perfect...

But until then, we must keep cooperating with the process.  We have to submit ourselves to the dealings of the Holy Spirit and allow him to chip away all that defiles us. We have to allow Him to infuse us with His thoughts, His feelings, His attitudes and His values.

We do not necessarily grow at a steady rate.  Sometimes we have a growth spurt, other times,  it seems that we become frozen in the process.  But as long as we are guarding our hearts and putting Him first, we can trust Him to conform us into His.   Do you want to become more glorious?  Just ask Him to have His way in your life!

Dear Lord, please help me to submit to your processes.   Give me the grace to receive your transformation.  Make me a display of Your glory.    It is in the matchless name of Jesus, I pray.  Amen.

 

 

Transformers

"And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is Spirit.'" II Corinthians 3:18

 

So, on a scale of 1-10 how do your rate your glory level?  I would give myself a generous "two".  I fall so short of reflecting God's glory.  But this verse excites me nonetheless.  It promises me that I am being changed, or transformed, into his likeness.  I have not arrived, but my glory is certainly more "glorious" now than it was 10 years ago.  And I have confidence that 10 years from now my level of glory will have shown more progress still.  Why?  Because I am so great?   Not at all!  It is all about His power to transform.  All we have to do is present ourselves willingly to the Master's hands.

 

This passage makes me think of one of my heroes, Moses.  I love the way that he talked with the Lord face-to-face as a man does with a friend. As he spent time in the presence of God, his face would actually illuminate to the point that he would have to put a veil on so that his friends and family could stand to look at him!  Can you imagine?  Being so glorious that your face literally glows?!  And according to this verse,  we can reflect it with our face unveiled!

 

I also love the fact that we can be made like Him with ever increasing glory.  There is no cap to how much of God's presence, power, anointing, peace and glory you can enjoy.  Whatever level of glory you are at now, you can move on to the next level of glory.  The only limit that exists is on our side.  We can stop the process, but He will remain glorious!

 

  Dear God, I desire more. More of all that you have for me.  More of your likeness; more of  your glory.  More of  YOU.  In Jesus' Name.  Amen.

 

Sherri