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5 Steps to Total Transformation
[NIV] 2 Corinthians 3:18 “And we all, who with unveiled
faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being
transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory,
which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit”
It was Paul who wrote about these 5 steps. If there was ever anyone in the New Testament, about being transformed it was he!
Firstly :~ Believers must have an encounter with “unveiled faces”, in other words the many masks we wear in a normal day, here are some examples …
Morning Family organiser mask ..
The Public transport mask ..
The Work mask ..
The Shopping mask ..
The Home-evening mask ..
… Surprising how many we wear in a normal day. Now finally all of these pretence & self-righteousness have all be stripped away. We can see ourselves clearly and know who and what we truly were a sinner in need of a Saviour; a weakling in need of strength; a fool in need of some badly needed wisdom.
Secondly :~ You ”contemplate the Lords glory” Just think for just a moment the Son of God, wanted to save you from all that’s in the World. W O W just simply W O W. So now like Moses you too are transformed by pressing into the effervescent glory of God. Once you grasp His true majesty and the infinite wonder of his love, you’re over whelmed in His presence.
Thirdly :~ We should always have in consideration is that … “All this come from the Lord” .. Something else to always have in consideration is that ..”we can’t do anything in our own strength’ ..You see ..
no matter how hard you try,
How disciplined you might be
Even keeping all the rules
No matter how religious you think you are
… You will still remain a sinner. If God can’t change you, then you don’t want; be bothered as it means leaving your whole life behind. How much do you want it, is what it boils down too.
Fourthly:~ Please keep in the for front of you mind during being Transformed from your old life. Best said in 2 Corinthians3:18 “being transformed into His image” .. Now lets finish this verse .. “ with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord” .. Our transformation is a turning point away from our old ways to a better way of life which brings with it joy like unknown; with peace; Health; best of all a closer with God.
Finally:~ After giving your heart and life over to god, to having a Baptism, to reading your bible daily. As Corinthians 3:18 [*AMPC] says .. “are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendour and from one degree of glory to another” Transformation is a process NOT an, one time event, we never stop. You keep changing and will never experience all the glory, He alone can give you .. “[for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit”
*AMPC: Amplified Bible ~ Classic Edition
