Transformed By Beholding
TRANSFORMED
BY BEHOLDING
“We all, with
unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being
transformed into the same image . . .” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
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greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is this completely unveiled
openness before God, which allows that person’s life to become a mirror for
others. When the Spirit fills us, we are transformed, and by beholding God we
become mirrors. You can always tell when someone has been beholding the glory
of the Lord, because your inner spirit senses that he mirrors the Lord’s own
character. Beware of anything that would spot or tarnish that mirror in you. It
is almost always something good that will stain it—something good, but not what
is best.
The most important rule for us is to
concentrate on keeping our lives open to God. Let everything else including
work, clothes, and food be set aside. The busyness of things obscures our
concentration on God. We must maintain a position of beholding Him, keeping our
lives completely spiritual through and through. Let other things come and go as
they will; let other people criticize us as they will; but never allow anything
to obscure the life that “is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). Never
let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him. This is an
easy thing to allow, but we must guard against it. The most difficult lesson of
the Christian life is learning how to continue “beholding a in a mirror the
glory of the Lord . . . .”
MY
UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST
OSWALD
CHAMBERS
Edited by James Reimann
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