TRANSFORMED INTO HIS LIKENESS
BIBLE READING:
HEBREWS 1:3
PSALM 36:9
"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." 2Corinthians 3:18( NKJV).
The world today earnestly yearns for Authentic Christianity. Apostle Paul refers to genuine Christian believers as "an Epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the Living God..." (2Cor. 3:3a). In other words, every believer is meant to be the Embodiment of the Gospel that unbelievers have unfettered access to. The onus, however, lies upon us to experience transformation as we become changed into His Likeness. The sad reality amongst many Christians today is that our witness has become greatly undermined due to the fact that we don't really spend quality time with the Lord. You can only represent a person you know which was why the heart cry of Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Church in Philippi went thus: "That I may know Him and the Power of His Resurrection and the Fellowship of His Sufferings, being conformed to His Death." (Phil. 3:10).
The term "know" in the aforementioned Scripture is derived from the Greek word "ginosko" which literally means "knowledge obtained by intimate experience." (Jn. 17.3) This Knowledge is obtained whenever we spend quality time in worship and prayer, thereby smelling of His Fragrance. Dwelling in His Presence causes us to be changed into His Likeness, thereby becoming a bodily Expression of His Glory. (Ex. 34:33-35 ). You become Who you behold. Many Christians profess a Jesus Christ they don't even know and it shows in their interaction with others.The Greatest Desire of the Holy Spirit is intimacy with us and the reverse ought to be the same. May we become the Express Image of Jesus that men may see Him in us at all times.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, we give You all the Glory. Give us, O Lord, the Grace to tarry in Your Presence and be transformed into Your Image and Likeness. Receive all the Praise in Jesus' Mighty Name. Amen.
