Day 07 - Spirit-Sourced Transformation

Today's Scripture

“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 (NKJV)

Reflect on the Word

In the passage from 2 Corinthians, Paul refers to Moses beholding the glory of God in the cleft of the rock (Exodus 33). What must it be like to be covered by the hand of God? To feel the weight of His presence in the flesh?

Experiencing this changed Moses—it transformed him irrevocably. We know this because Scripture tells us his face shone, terrifying people (Exodus 34:29-35). Moses covered his face when he wasn’t in the Lord’s presence.

Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we are able to stand directly at the source, before the weight and glory of God, and don’t have to be afraid or ashamed. We don’t have to cover ourselves. Because of Jesus, the glory of God shining in us will never fade away. In His presence, we are transformed more and more into the likeness of our beautiful Lord Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer + Contemplation

1___ Take a moment to acknowledge the weight of the glory of God as you rest in His presence. Let it transform you into the beloved image of His Son.

2___ Ask God to increase your intimacy with Jesus, that your desire for Him and the things of Him

would grow.

3___ Pray that churches would long to be transformed by His all-consuming presence, that the Spirit of God would baptize in fire, melting away fear and anything that doesn’t look or sound like Jesus.