Our Ministry

Below is this weeks devotional, "Our Ministry: Beholding and Reflecting," which I trust will be and encouragement to you.

I will be out of the office November 29-December 14 as I travel to Kenya and Egypt and so my next devotional will not be until December 17 or 18. Pray for God's protection, strength and anointing as I minister in three conferences, a Bible School graduation and five or six services, a total of about 30 to 40 hours of teaching.

Thanks.

Andy

2 Corinthians 3:18-4:1

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.

NKJV

Our first ministry as Christians is to behold the glory of the Lord.

Behold: to hold in view or attention: to fix ones gaze intently.

Behold with unveiled faces. A veil is something you hide behind so people cannot see who you are.

Part of our transformation is not only fixing our eyes on Jesus but being transparent in our relationship with Him. The result of this beholding and unveiling before God is that we are transformed into his image The fruit of the Spirit (Gal.5:22-23) become part of our nature.

Our second ministry is reflecting the glory of the Lord.

2 Cor 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory. NIV

What you are focused on is what you will reflect!

The glory of the Lord can only be truly reflected through unveiled faces.

Just as we must be transparent before God, we must be transparent before the world.

No matter what culture we live in and minister in, the world is looking for real people.

My prayer for you today as that you will experience God in a new dimension, that your relationship with Him will be refreshed and the world you are in will see a fresh image of Jesus in you.