Being transformed

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 by the Spirit of the Lord. – 2 Corinthians 3.18

What do we glory in? We certainly live in a world that magnifies self glory don’t we? It’s easy enough for us to get caught in that trap. Before Christ the veil we have been talking about keeps us from seeing the reality of who we are and who God is.

In Christ though the veil is lifted. We begin to see what is really important. We see the vanity of self glorification and we see the joy of glorifying God in our lives.

Now, as time goes on and we grow in Christ, we ought to be in the process of being continually transformed from self glory to God’s glory. We are no longer focused on what makes us look good and instead focus on what makes God look good.

Notice though that the action here is continuous. We are in the process of being transformed. It is not a fait accompli achieved the moment we get saved. We need to ask ourselves whether we ourselves are indeed in the process of being transformed.