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•12既然我们有这样的盼望，就大有胆量，13不像摩西将面纱蒙在脸上，使以色列人不能定睛看到那逐渐褪色的荣光的结局。14但他们的心地刚硬，直到今日诵读旧约的时候，这同样的面纱还没有揭去；因为这面纱在基督里才被废去。15然而直到今日，每逢诵读摩西书的时候，面纱还在他们心上。16但他们的心何时归向主，面纱就何时除去。17主就是那灵；主的灵在哪里，哪里就有自由。18既然我们众人以揭去面纱的脸得以看见主的荣光，好像从镜子里返照，就变成了与主有同样的形像，荣上加荣，如同从主的灵变成的。
今天经文的最后一句，值得我们特别注意。律法不能改变我们，只有福音能。福音将我们改变成上帝的形象，而且在我们身上神的荣光不断增加，这样我们就会向周围的人反映出上帝的荣光。让我们想一想。你在你的生命里反映出上帝的荣光了吗？是的，你当然反映了上帝的荣光。
我们总是倾向于从内心看待我们的生命，并通过我们里面充满内疚的良心来看待我们的生命。这表明法律对我们的控制有多大。它如同一把锁把我们锁在它的怀抱里，我们奋力挣脱释放自己。但其实，上帝早就藉着基督释放我们脱离律法的捆绑，因为耶稣代替我们成全了所有的律法。同样重要的是，要关注上帝在我们的生命中已经为我们做了什么，而不是我们还没有做什么。
我还记得很久以前和一名年轻女性之间的对话。我当时在想象当我到达天堂会是什么样子，她却想知道为什么我那么确定能去天堂。这给我一个机会和她谈论耶稣。我的谈话只是反映了上帝的荣光，甚至并不需要我自己去努力尝试说服她。我们每天的生命也反映了上帝的荣光，有时甚至连我们自己都没有意识到。有时候，我们只需要停下来，反思，感谢上帝藉着他的恩典每一天在我们生命中所成就的事情。
祷告：主耶稣，你救赎了我，使我归属于你，求你通过福音接着圣灵使我成圣。愿你每日更新我，这样我就能变成与你有同样的形象，且荣上加荣。请让我的生命成为一首赞美诗，永远归（荣耀）给你。阿们。
2 Corinthians 3: 12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. 15 Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (NIV)
Look at the last verse especially. The law cannot change us, only the gospel can. And the gospel transforms us into God’s image in ever increasing glory so that we reflect God’s glory to the people around us. Just think about that for a moment. Are you reflecting God’s glory in your life? Yes, you are!
We tend to look at our lives from the inside and view it through the lens of our guilty conscience. That shows us how much the law has a grip on us. It has locked us in its embrace, and we struggle to free ourselves. And yet, God has already set us free from the demands of the law in Christ, who fulfilled the law for us. It is just as important to look at what God has done in our lives instead of what we have not done.
I remember a conversation I had with a young woman a long time ago. I was just imagining what it would be like in heaven when I get there, and she wanted to know how I could be so sure of heaven. It gave me a chance to tell her about Jesus. Just my conversation reflected God’s glory, and I wasn’t even really trying. How much of our lives reflect God’s glory every day, and we don’t even realize it. Sometimes, we just need to stop, reflect, and thankful that God has accomplished what he has in our lives by his grace.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, you have redeemed me to be your own and sanctified me by your Holy Spirit through the gospel. Renew me every day so that I may be transformed into your image with ever-increasing glory. Let my life be a hymn of praise to you always. Amen.