2 Corinthians 3: 16-18 Paul is writing to Corinth church, but whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the spirit and wherever the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed; can SEE HIS GLORY and REFLECT HIS GLORY OF THE LORD. And the Lord- who is the spirit- makes us more and more like him as we are changed in to his glorious image.
The term glory (doxa) appears in Hebrew- root meaning "to be heavy, weighty." Here it applies to something that is weighty in outward appearance. Here it refers to the fact that Moses' face shone as he descended with the tablets of the law. So bright in fact was this splendor that Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory.
Many times as a Christian many people think that Christian life is all about repentance, Baptism, anointing of the Holy Spirit. Once we are done with all this process we are ready and can have a normal live. No; not at all, these are the basic steps and we need grow further in the Lord. As we turn to the Lord we are call to see HIS glory and reflect His glory in our day to day lives.
As someone said it rightly the Bible is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions. We suppose to meditate Bible and hear from God in daily basics.
When we see the life Moses, his life was an example for us. Exodus 37:7-11” It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting[a] and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the Lord would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in the entrances of their own tents. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside. As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the Lord spoke with Moses. When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents. Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting”.
In Moses life it was his practice to seek the Lord every morning before he goes back to camp to talk to the people and hear their problem. That was the success behind mosses life; being in God’s presence and see His glory and in his practical life he reflect the Gods glory. God is calling each one of us to see His glory and reflect His glory in our daily lives. We are called to be a peace makers and channel of blessings for the people around us.
When closely study this 2 Corinthians 3:18; whenwe see God’s glory it will affect in three dimensions;
1) We will reflect Gods glory
2) It will make us more and more like him
3) We will be changed to His glorious image
Take few moments to reflect our lives; are you live a life that reflecting Gods glory? Unless and until we spend time with the Lord to see His glory, we won’t be able to reflect Gods glory in our daily lives. Can we seek God’s glory in the midst of our confusions/ problems? Can we seek His glory in midst of sickness, for the nation, etc.?
