An Amish family goes to a city, and they have never been in a city before.
They are amazed at everything they see, and they go into a mall.
While the mother and daughter are walking around together, the father and son see an elevator.
He and his son are fascinated, so they watch as an old lady goes up to the elevator, pushes the button and walks inside.
Thirty seconds later, a young beautiful blond lady comes out.
The father says to his son, “Go get your Mother.”
Don’t we all wish that physical transformation was that easy!
But far more important than physical transformation is our spiritual transformation.
We read this in 2 Corinthians 3:18:
“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 from the Lord, the Spirit.”
The phrase are being transformed is the Greek word Metamorphoo from which we get our word metamorphosis.
It is a complete change from the inside out.
The context of our verse is when Moses alone was allowed to see God’s glory and his “face shone with the glory of God … who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory.”
In this Age of Grace, all believers have the privilege of beholding Christ’s glory with unveiled faces.
The “mirror” in this verse is God’s Word which reflects back to us the glory of Christ as we read and meditate on it.
So what happens when we consistently do this?
The Holy Spirit teaches us His Word, and as we yield to His power, He continuously transforms us into the very image of our Savior.
The phrase from glory to glory is literally: “from one degree of glory to the next.”
Our spiritual growth is a process which comes from our two power sources: the Word of God and the Spirit of God.
When a caterpillar is changed into a beautiful butterfly it goes through the process of metamorphosis.
May we allow the Word and Spirit to bring about of spiritual metamorphosis so we can be more like our beautiful Savior!
Blessings!
Pastor Ken Keeler, Director of Church Ministries