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And we all, with unveiled faith, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed

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into the same image, from one degree of glory to another.

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For this comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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2 Corinthians 3.18

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Moses spent time in God's presence, and when he came down from the mountain, his face was

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radiant.

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He didn't try to make it glow.

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He didn't practice looking radiant.

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He beheld God, and the beholding changed him.

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That's how transformation works in the kingdom.

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It's not about trying harder to be more like Jesus.

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It's about beholding him, contemplating him, fixing your gaze on who he is, and as you

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do that, you're being transformed into the same image.

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Not by your effort, by exposure.

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This is the part that I think trips many of us up in our Christian walk.

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We think that becoming more like Christ is a self-improvement project.

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We need to read more and pray harder and discipline ourselves into holiness.

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And praying and reading the Bible and discipline are beautiful things, but it's not what the

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verse says.

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It doesn't say we're transforming ourselves.

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It says we are being transformed, and that transformation comes from the Lord.

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Our part is beholding him.

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This happens in real life sometimes here on earth.

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You know, think about the people you spend the most time with.

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You kind of pick up their mannerisms, their phrases, their way of even seeing the world.

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Not often on purpose, but just through time spent together.

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Just on being around them.

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How much more does spending time beholding the creator, the God of the universe, transform

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who you are?

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Today, the assignment is simple.

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Behold, and you'll become.