Radiant Believers

March 26

(Psalm 34:5 NIV) “Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.”

(Exodus 34:29 NIV) “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.”

(2 Corinthians 3:7-18 NIV) “Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, fading though it was, {8} will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? {9} If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! {10} For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. {11} And if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts! {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 keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading 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, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

When we begin to look upon the Lord more than we look upon ourselves, our lives begin to shine with the light of God. We become radiant, just as Moses was radiant when he came down from the mountain after being in the presence of God. Self-worship makes us dark and brings shame. Self-worship is turning our whole culture dark, but those who look to the Lord will become radiant. Those who spend time with God on the mountain of glory will shine like stars in this dark world. When God’s Spirit lives in us, we begin to reflect God’s glory. We are transformed as we grow in Christ, and our radiance increases in direct proportion to our surrender to the Holy Spirit. Be filled with His Spirit. Remove the veil from your life today and allow the radiance of God to shine forth in this dark world. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day