Christ as mirror image

Christ as mirror image

.2 Corinthians 3: 18  And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate^[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

The text today goes back to Moses in the Old Testament where Moses has seen God. He was not allowed to see God's face, but did have seen God. When Moses had seen God, beamed his face, even so radiant that he towels needed for the people not the dazzle. Moses should not see God's face, but in the text today we read that we with unveiled face as in a mirror, may see the glory of the Lord.

What is the glory of the Lord? That is his goodness and love, his mercy for us as people. That is the pure love of God, through his son Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Saviour proved to be. God's glory is indescribable and goes beyond our intellect, but he has shown us in His Son. He has shown in the atoning blood and broken flesh. To take care of the people who has chosen against him, He did repair the fracture repair again, as Almighty descend to Earth to save sinners. That is the glory of the Lord, but it is even greater. That we cannot contain, but we will soon see that Christ returns! 

We may behold that glory as in a mirror. We have, as it were, a mirror in front of our face and we normally see ourselves with a mirror, we now see Christ. If we see ourselves then we see nothing of the glory of God, but only destruction. But if we see Christ in that mirror, we see God in his glory. Christ shows us himself and so God sees us as well. He sees us in Christ, you are no longer at your own expense when Christ has become Saviour, no he has the account paid. What a mighty Gospel and what is God a great and good God. It's wonderful to hear and every day with Him should you look in the mirror and see him! 

We are transformed, so we see Christ. But that will change us personally as well. We like him, all our life changes because it is focused on Him. We are not centrally, but Christ is central. It is He who we see in the mirror and He is getting more important in our lives. We are getting smaller, He takes our place. That is also the most beautiful thing a human can experience, like Christ. We will always keep our broken flesh, but still growing, growing in holiness.

The mind works it all in us, that we don't need to do it ourselves. We are strengthened through prayer and through prayer we grow. Maybe you'll read this and you don’t dare or you see it sit and sit around. The spirit wants to help you. Open your hart and let your heart be fulfilled by the spirit of God. He has sent the Holy Spirit to Earth through Christ and He wants to lead us. We don’t have to do it all alone, the spirit is with us. 

Christ, thank you that when I look in the mirror, that I may see you. That I do not see muself, but your love and your faithfulness. That I may behold your glory. What a miracle, what a grace and what a love from Thou! Nothing is to compare with Thou and Thou are above everything. Will we see you in Thou glory, Maranatha! Thank Thou for Thou wants to be our God, Hallelujah!