BEHOLDING CHRIST

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 (2 Corinthians 3:18).

This is a wonderful verse that reveals that true transformation comes not by doing anything, but only by beholding Christ. Trust Him to reveal what this means. Following is my personal paraphrase of 2 Corinthians 3:18:

Your need for striving by the law has been removed! You are now free to be intimately one with Christ! Look in the mirror. When you see your face, see also the face of Christ! It’s true! I don’t understand it either – we will spend eternity savoring this! So as you behold Christ now, you will be transformed on the outside to what you are completely like on the inside! And because all of this is by grace through the Spirit, and not by your works, God is glorified. Wow!