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2 Corinthians 3:18 - More and More Like Jesus!

2 Corinthians 3:18 (ESV) 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. 

INTRODUCTION

Becoming Christlike is a progressive 
experience (see Romans 8:29; Galatians 4:19; Philip. 
3:21; 1 John 3:2). The more closely we follow 
Christ, the more we will be like him. [Life 
Application SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

He Holds the Missing Piece
   I wasnt raised in the church. I grew 
up in an alcohol-dazed world, and I saw what it 
did to the adult generation. So, I detoured 
myself into the drug culture and tried a lot of 
things. And I tried enough to know that it all was 
empty. 
   When I heard about Jesus Christ, I 
thought, I would like to know God. That idea 
sounds really good. The idea of having a 
relationship with God held great appeal for me. 
   But I also noticed that the Christians on 
my high school campus were sweet and nice and 
loving. I thought, Im not that way. Im 
cynical and sarcastic. In fact, I can be kind of 
mean. I dont know if I can become one of those 
people. 
   However, after I became a Christian, God 
started working in my life. Now, Im not saying 
that I dont have a little bit of cynicism 
still. Im not saying that I havent been 
sarcastic since my conversion. But I am saying that 
God changed my heart. 
   In fact, when I told people that I was a 
Christian, they didnt believe it. They thought I was 
joking. And later when I became a preacher, they 
laughed even harder. It was the last thing anyone 
envisioned for me. 
   But God had a different plan for my life. 
And who knows what kind of plan He has for you? 
   Maybe you have tried to get your life 
together. Maybe youre still searching for answers. 
Youve been trying to fill the void in your life 
with anything and everything, but nothing 
satisfies. 
   God holds the missing piece. You wont 
find it in your pursuits or in anything this 
world has to offer. But you will find it in a 
relationship with God. The missing piece is a 
relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. And He will 
change you from the inside out. [Greg Laurie from 
Harvest Ministries; https://www.harvestdaily.com] 

CLOSING THOUGHT

Shining Up An Old Coin
   The New Testament describes a progressive 
work of God to shape us into his image. As we 
fellowship with God, read his Word, obey his commands, 
and seek to understand and reflect his 
character, something wonderful emerges. Or, better 
stated, Someone wonderful emerges. God comes out of 
us. We say things God would say. We do things 
God would do. We forgive, we share, and we love. 
It is as if God is scrubbing the smudge off an 
old coin. In time an image begins to appear. 
   This was Gods explanation through the 
apostle Paul: "You have taken off your old self with 
its practices and have put on the new self, 
which is being renewed in knowledge in the image 
of its Creator' (Colossians 3:9-10). 
   God's goal is simply this: to rub away 
anything that is not of him so the inborn image of 
God can be seen in us. When struggles come your 
way, could it be that God is shining up an old 
coin? [You Can Count On God by Max Lucado] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

2 Corinthians 3:18 - More and More Like 
Jesus! 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220825-0814.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210920-0920.html 

2 Corinthians 3:18 - What We Behold  We 
Become! 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200602-0907.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

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