Sanctification Is A Process

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 3:18

It is good to know that the way we enter this world does not have to be the way we exit… Understand today that there is a transformation that takes place daily in the lives of Christians… Through the disobedience of Adam & Eve we all enter this world as sinners, but through the grace and sacrifice of Christ we don’t have to leave that way! Paul charges the church of Corinth to understand that they are being formed into the image of God by His Spirit. There is a progressive work called sanctification that begins in the lives of Christians when they accept Jesus as the personal Lord and Savior…The work of redefining your life is a process that begins at acceptance and is continued through the presences and aide of the Holy Spirit which will dwell inside you and mold you into the disciple that Christ has called you to be… 

This verse which we focus on today reminds me of the limitless love that God has for His creation... God has looked beyond your faults, established exactly what you needed and then carried out the measures which had to be completed in order to bring you to that expected in… God’s love for you was made known before you even knew the errors of your ways or the depth of your sin… In Christ we get a glimpse of what we were designed to be and the road which we must travel in order to achieve it… When Paul says that we all with open face behold the glory of God in a glass; he is speaking to the presences of God and how we can obtain Him! In the revelation that comes from this experience we must also know that a transformation or change must then follow… 

We must be open to change and know that reaching for God will cause us to be changed and transformed… When one is thirsty they must pick up the glass to drink, let us pickup the offering of Christ and thirst no more… God has put your breakthrough in reach, He has set your victory within grasp and you must open yourself up to Him, humble yourself before Him and seek His face! The church was being persecuted and torn down, but Paul is reminding the disciples to focus on the Lord and know that He can change things! We often hear that God isn’t a God of confusion and that is true, but let us not take that to think that God cannot work in confusion… Through the trials you face, God will show up if you turn to Him, He will be found if you seek Him and He will transform your spirit into His image if you let Him…

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!