“我们众人脸上的帕子既然已经揭开，反映主的荣光，就变成主那样的形象，大有荣光。这是主所作成的，他就是那灵。”
哥林多后书 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 from the Lord, the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 3:18
They say we all have one: Doppelgangers some call them. Lookalikes. People unrelated to us who look very much like us.
Who do you look like? As we seek to honor Jesus with our lives, one of our goals is to take on His image. It means that the Holy Spirit helps us demonstrate Christlike characteristics in how we live. For example, in attitude (humility), in character (loving), and in compassion (coming alongside the down and out), we are to look like Jesus and imitate Him.
Using Moses’s experience, Paul reminds us of the great privilege Christians have today. Just as Moses was able to enter God’s holy presence without the veil (Ex. 34:34–35), anyone who believes in Jesus also has this privilege (2 Cor. 3:14, 16). The Holy Spirit gives us unencumbered and unrestricted access into God’s holy presence (v. 17) and will enable us to “see and reflect the glory of the Lord, [making] us more and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image” (v. 18 nlt).
Lord,
help us to gaze on You,
to study You,
to know You.
Transform us into Your image by what we say,
how we love others,
and how we worship You.
May others see Jesus in us.
In what ways are you like your heavenly Father? How is exposure to God’s holiness through His Word changing you to look more like Christ?
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