They say we all have one: Doppelgangers some call them. Lookalikes. People unrelated to us who look very much like us.
Mine happens to be a star in the music field. When I attended one of his concerts, I got a lot of double takes from fellow fans during intermission. But alas, I am no James Taylor when it comes to singing and strumming a guitar. We just happen to look alike.
Who do you look like? As you ponder that question, reflect on 2 Corinthians 3:18, where Paul tells us that we are being transformed into [the Lords] image. As we seek to honor Jesus with our lives, one of our goals is to take on His image. Of course, this doesnt mean we have to grow a beard and wear sandalsit means that the Holy Spirit helps us demonstrate Christlike characteristics in how we live. For example, in attitude (humility), in character (loving), and in compassion (coming alongside the down and out), we are to look like Jesus and imitate Him.
As we contemplate the Lords glory, by fixing our eyes on Jesus, we can grow more and more like Him. What an amazing thing it would be if people could observe us and say, I see Jesus in you!
After having communed with God for some eighty days and nights (Ex. 24:18; 34:28), Mosess face shone, reflecting and radiating the holiness and glory of God (34:2935). When he came down from Mt. Sinai with the law, the people were afraid to come near him. Thereafter, Moses wore a veil over his face, seemingly to protect the Israelites from prolonged exposure to Gods glorious holiness.
Thousands of years later, the apostle Paul adds that Moses veiled himself to prevent the Israelites from seeing that this glory was fading away (2 Cor. 3:13). Using Mosess experience, Paul reminds us of the great privilege Christians have today. Just as Moses was able to enter Gods holy presence without the veil (Ex. 34:3435), anyone who believes in Jesus also has this privilege (2 Cor. 3:14, 16). The Holy Spirit gives us unencumbered and unrestricted access into Gods holy presence (v. 17) and will enable us to see and reflect the glory of the Lord, [making] us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image (v. 18 nlt).
In what ways are you like your heavenly Father? How is exposure to Gods holiness through His Word changing you to look more like Christ?