The veil robs people of what is available to them only through Christ. It is not Christ ..... and.
Once the veil is lifted we will reflect!
2 Corinthians 3:18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord––who is the Spirit––makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
The glory of the New Covenant is not partaken of through the use of the Law in any form.
The glory of the New Covenant can only realized through faith in Christ alone and as we believe, we behold, and as we behold, we are changed.
Understanding the nature of this New Covenant matters because it will be what gets us off the roller coaster ride that is so common to Christians today.
Believers can fall prey to spending a good amount of their lives in a spiritual turmoil. Plagued by an insecurity born from guilt and fear that somehow they will never measure up because they are comparing themselves to a system that is obsolete and has been replaced!
I have good news! In your own efforts to be good you will never measure up!
Why on earth is that good news? It is good because that is exactly why Christ came to earth. He came to initiate through His death and resurrection a better hope. A better covenant not dependant on our effort but one that relies entirely on His works.
The only thing we bring to the table is a faith made possible by the working of the Spirit in our hearts.
Under this New Covenant, it is all of God and the glory is not a fading one it is a growing one as mankind is made to look into the brightness of the glory of the Messiah who has come!
What does this mean for us here today?
It means that by grace we can continually approach His throne and find the help that we need. As we do, we grow spiritually and we reflect more fully His image and His glory is seen by others through us.
Jesus is desiring to reveal Himself to others through a people who by grace through faith, not the Law manifest His life at work in them. That is the living gospel this world needs to see!
About The Author
- Tim Atchley
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- I currently serve as Senior Pastor of Harvest Church in Knoxville, Tn. I was sent out from Trinity Chapel of Knoxville in 1993 accompanied by my wife Sheila our four children Sarah, Hannah, Josiah & Isaac and a handful of bold, brave and committed believers determined to plant our first church. Pioneering is hard work but well worth the journey. That is why we desire to make disciples of Christ who will, like us, also embrace the call to plant churches.
