Fiona: Thoughts

Hello. Well, I title my post as "Thoughts" because it is something I want to share from my past Quiet Time. I found it really meaningful when I stumbled upon it while flipping through my QT journal. So I hope posting it would serve as a reminder for me as well as all of you. =)

2 Corinthians 3:7-18

"Shouldn't we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life?"

"Since this new way gives us such great confidence, we can be very bold."

Paul here, speaks about the effectiveness of the Hold Spirit- that every one who believes and gets baptised receives this glory of the Holy Spirit.

1. The Holy Spirit musters my courage!

"people's minds are hardened", "their hearts are covered with the veil, and they do not understand."

Veil: pride
Sometimes, my mind is hardened, I'd rather do things my way and think my way. And by thinking this way, I do not understand what God wants for me.

2. Pride draws me away from receiving God's word!

"But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had the veil removed can see and reflect the glory of God . And the Lord- who is the Spirit- makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image."

We may often question, " Why do I want to change but yet I can't?" Maybe, our veil hasn't been removed. Many a time, we relate things that we can't accomplish/ feel to other things rather than pride. But here, it says that whem the veil (pride) is removed, and when we turn to God's word and the Lord, we will be FREE. Then, we slowly become like Christ.

3. When I remove my pride, I see God clearly and slowly, I become like Christ!


We have been given such a great gift- the Holy Spirit, God's words, Christ who died for us. How can we let pride stop us from receiving it all?