January 6 – Ever Increasing Glory

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NASB)

There is a great change that comes into our lives when we accept Jesus as our Savior. The Bible says that we are then born again and we are given a new life. This is eternal life we received when we believe. But that is just the beginning of what God has for us and wants to do in our lives. We read in our verse today about the more that is promised. It speaks of a continuing process that is going on in the life of a believer. We read that we are being transformed into God's likeness. You see that God wants us to be like Him and that it doesn't all happen when we become believers. Our new birth is only the beginning of the transformation process. Our verse tells us that this is the work of God's Holy Spirit, and what does He expect of us? Just that we allow Him to make  us more like Himself. Let's be willing for to happen in our lives today.

January 6

“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)

We know that we become children of God when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior. We need to recognize that this is only the beginning of a process and our verse today reminds us of that. It is not hard to understand that God would want His children to be like He is. We are reminded that He is working in our lives to transform us into His likeness. We remember that we are saved by faith and thus become children of God. We also live by faith and it is in response to our faith that God works in us to make us like Himself. Let us be sure to trust Him for this to be happening each day that we might be transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord.