Beholding Yourself In Him by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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).


"Glass" as used in the verse above is the Greek "katoptrizomai" and it means to mirror oneself. The Word of God is the mirror of God that reflects the real you, and that real you is the glory of God. This is what Paul explains by the Spirit; he says we’re transformed into what we see as we study and meditate on the Word.

The glory of the Word is an ever-increasing glory. The NIV says, "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." As you look, you see more glory; and the result is that you become the image (the "more glory") that you see. Hallelujah.

James 1:23 says, "For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass." Your job is to keep beholding (looking) at the glory of God in a mirror. Hold that mirror before you all the time, and surely, the Word will cause a transformation in your life. It’ll change your state and install you in your "estate."

This is what you need, if you’ve been trying to break certain unwholesome habits. Don’t say, "I’m working on changing," no; don’t work on changing; just do what God says, and the change will take place. Keep studying and meditating on the Word and you’ll be metamorphosed—changed—from glory to glory; it’s an extraordinary ministry of the Word of God in our spirits.

The more you behold Him in the Word, the more you see that you’re exactly like Him. No wonder He tells us, "…as He is, so are we in this world" (1 John 4:17). Use the mirror of God every day. Look at yourself in the Word and see yourself in Him.

Prayer

Dear Father, I thank you for the ministry of your Word in my life. As I contemplate your Word today, your glory and power are revealed and released in my spirit. I’m transfigured from glory to glory, in ever-increasing splendour, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

further study: 2 Corinthians 3:18 AMP; Joshua 1:8

: H ebrews 9:1-10 Lamentations 1-2

: 2 Peter 1:1-12 E zekiel 40