Since we have such hope, we are very bold. – 2 Corinthians 3:12
Would you describe yourself as bold? Paul says hope in God’s glory made him bold. What is God’s glory? It is His manifest presence. Pastor and author John Piper defines glory as “the manifest beauty of His holiness. It is the going-public of His holiness. It is the way He puts His holiness on display for people to apprehend. So, the glory of God is the holiness of God made manifest.”
So why was Paul hoping in God’s glory? He said that if the glory of God came in such a way that the Israelites couldn’t even look at Moses’ face, how much more shall believers receive glory from grace in Jesus Christ. He said that the Israelites still have a veil on their face but, in Christ, the veil is removed. He continues, “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another”
(2 Corinthians 3: 18).
When you pray you are coming before a glorious God and being changed to be more like Him. Some day you will see this manifest glory in Heaven, but His glory is also shown in nature. “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made” (Romans 1:20). The expression of His character is seen in His creation, including people, especially when they express the gifts God has put in them. Be bold and confident that God hears and answers your prayers.
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