And we all with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18a
Dear Friends, join me today and tomorrow to consider this profound verse, 2 Corinthians 3:18
Glorious Lord,
Still us and stun us with your glory.
Awe us and humble us with the hope
that we can actually behold your glory.
The apostle Paul boldly declares his ministry
to be greater than that of Moses (2 Cor. 3:12),
for he and we,
all who live after your death and resurrection,
and have had the veil of hard-heartedness
toward you removed,
can behold, look on, reflect,
the glory of the Lord.
We who were once blinded by unbelief,
can now see clearly, fully, wholly.
And we must devote ourselves
to beholding your glory,
memorizing the contours of unfailing love
reflected in your face,
studying the scars in your hands
and the wound in your side,
the very wounds by which we were healed (Isaiah 53:5).
As we study your glory,
by the ministry of the Spirit,
we are freed,
freed
from condemnation (Rom. 8:1),
from guilt,
from sin,
from despair.
Oh, Lord, pause our busy rushing today
that we might rejoice
in your removal of the veil,
that we might behold your glory.
In your glorious name.
Amen.
Read 2 Corinthians 3:12-18.
Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage is the author of Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions on Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven.
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