When Moses returned from his mountaintop retreat with God, his face reflected God's glory. The Israelites fear of getting close to God led them to ask that he hide his face. Paul confronts the Corinthians with a quandary...
If the ministry that brought death came with glory, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness? If what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts?If the question was valid for the Corinthians, it is equally valid for us. Will we, like the Israelites, hide from God in fear... or seek his face that we might reflect his glory. He beckons us to come with unveiled faces to reflect his glory and be transformed into his likeness from glory to glory.
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