"Since we have such a hope, we are very bold...Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. And we all with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."
-2 Corinthians 3:12, 17-18
The title "With an Unveiled Face" comes from this passage of Scripture. My favorite passage of Scripture. The passage that redefined my thinking and my relationship with Jesus. In Exodus, Moses comes down from talking with God on Mount Sinai and his face is SHINING. Straight up glowing. And he had to put a veil on to cover his face. So from then on, after Moses went in to speak with the Lord, he would come out and have to cover hid face with the veil. The glory of the lord was too, well, glorious to even gaze upon.
But the story doesn't stop there. No, no, and that's the greatest part. Jesus came, he lived, he died and HE ROSE AGAIN. And because of that, we can have the greatest hope. We no longer have to have a veil to cover our faces. We can pray, we can worship, we can enter into the Holy of Holies and come out with our faces uncovered.
And it gets better. Not only can we go into the Holy of Holies with our faces uncovered but we have FREEDOM in Christ and when we are in Him we are new creations. Forever being transformed into his likeness. And he is with us, his Spirit lives in us and guides us. We are his children, we are his people, he loves us and he cares for us. And that is the best thing. That we can stand with our faces unveiled, basking in the glory of the Lord for all to see.
And that is that.
(The tag line- "I can't wait to put more stamps in my passport" simply means I can't wait to put stamps in my passport.)
-2 Corinthians 3:12, 17-18
The title "With an Unveiled Face" comes from this passage of Scripture. My favorite passage of Scripture. The passage that redefined my thinking and my relationship with Jesus. In Exodus, Moses comes down from talking with God on Mount Sinai and his face is SHINING. Straight up glowing. And he had to put a veil on to cover his face. So from then on, after Moses went in to speak with the Lord, he would come out and have to cover hid face with the veil. The glory of the lord was too, well, glorious to even gaze upon.
But the story doesn't stop there. No, no, and that's the greatest part. Jesus came, he lived, he died and HE ROSE AGAIN. And because of that, we can have the greatest hope. We no longer have to have a veil to cover our faces. We can pray, we can worship, we can enter into the Holy of Holies and come out with our faces uncovered.
And it gets better. Not only can we go into the Holy of Holies with our faces uncovered but we have FREEDOM in Christ and when we are in Him we are new creations. Forever being transformed into his likeness. And he is with us, his Spirit lives in us and guides us. We are his children, we are his people, he loves us and he cares for us. And that is the best thing. That we can stand with our faces unveiled, basking in the glory of the Lord for all to see.
And that is that.
(The tag line- "I can't wait to put more stamps in my passport" simply means I can't wait to put stamps in my passport.)
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