Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
2 Corinthians 3:18, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
When Moses was on the mountain with God, he was not doing anything.
He was not analyzing his own situation.
He was not looking at himself.
He was simply there watching the scenery, watching everything pass by him.
Moses was just there and God passed by proclaiming His name, His goodness, His mercy, and His forgiveness.
It was after seeing all of this that Moses came down from the mountain shining.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18 Paul says, “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding . . . the glory of the Lord.”
To behold this glory we need to exercise ourselves to let the glory of Christ’s Person and work pass before us.
Paul practiced this in his preaching of the gospel.
Thus, he could write to the Galatians about how the Lord Jesus had been openly portrayed crucified before their eyes (Gal. 3:1).
By such a gospel scenery they came under “the hearing of faith” and received the Spirit (Gal. 3:2).
In other words, they received the Spirit by letting the crucified Christ pass before them by means of hearing the gospel.
They beheld His Person and work and were infused with the Holy Spirit.
There are many other verses in the New Testament that talk about beholding the Lord, such as beholding the glory as of the only begotten from the Father in John 1:14, seeing Jesus in Hebrews 2:9, seeing the ascended Son of Man in John 6:62, beholding His glory in John 17:24, and looking away unto Jesus in Hebrews 12:2.
These kinds of verses stress the importance in our daily life of allowing the Lord’s entire redemptive process to pass before us, including His incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and enthronement.
We also need to behold all that His wonderful Person is, with all His attributes.
What transforms us is seeing His mercy, His kindness, His goodness, His righteousness, His holiness, and His worthiness.
All that Jesus is and all that He has passed through in His redemptive process needs to become our daily scenery.
To be transformed, we just need to spend time with the Lord and let this scenery pass before us.
Every day, even every hour, we can behold the glory of the Lord.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
THURSDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Jim Mabe went to Heaven Tuesday. Memorial service to be announced.
Paula Ferus
Marlon Cook
June Cronan
Amy Garner
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Brandon’s Dad
Charlene Palmer
Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Dan Haines
Darlene Thaxton
Darlene Wiggins
David Burnette
David Harrison
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Donnie Butler’s Dad
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Easton Fielder
Eric Ward
Erik Magnusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
James Garner’s Friend
Jillian Gray
Jodi Bateman
John Austin
John McClain
June Cronan’s Sister
Kim McClain’s Mother
Larry Barker
Lee Cronan
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Alexander
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Lonzo Christin
Lori Blount’s Mother
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Maureen Brown
Michael Stanley
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Ricky Stubbs
Rose Fuller
Roseleigh Osborn
Sandra Graham
Scott Lanier
Soso Nzolo – 17 Yr. Old South African Pastor’s Daughter
Tom Witcher