See Jesus, Be Transformed

Have you ever wondered why you can read the Bible faithfully and still feel stuck in the same old patterns? Why the truths you highlight don’t always become the truths you live? The answer is simple: information alone cannot change you. We’re changed from glory to glory by the Holy Spirit as we behold the Lord in the reading of the Scriptures.

Second Corinthians 3:17–18 (NLT) declares, “For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.”

When you open your Bible, you are not just processing text. You are looking at Jesus with your spiritual eyes. Each passage offers you a glimpse of His glory. And the Holy Spirit, present as you read, takes that glimpse and begins to shape you into the very image you behold.

But here’s the key: you must yield. Revelation without surrender will only frustrate you. Many believers read the Word, feel conviction, and then quickly push it aside. We excuse our habits, justify our attitudes, or downplay our compromises. But the truth doesn’t change simply because we resist it or try to forget it. The Word continues to stand as the eternal standard of God’s will.

Transformation happens when you respond to conviction with surrender. When you read a verse and the Spirit pierces your heart, don’t ignore Him. Whisper, “Transform me, Holy Spirit. I yield this part of my life to You.” In that moment of surrender, chains break, the mind renews, and your nature changes.

You become like what you behold. If you obsess over worldly things, you take on their shape; restless, distracted, and unfulfilled. But if you obsess over the Word, gazing into the face of Jesus through every page, the Spirit molds you into His likeness. Your patience deepens. Your purity strengthens. Your love becomes genuine. Slowly but surely, you will look more like Christ.

This is the miracle of transformation. It doesn’t come from your own strength or discipline alone, but from the Spirit working within you as you yield again and again.

So the next time you sit down with your Bible, don’t stop at reading. Pray with humility: “Transform me, Holy Spirit. Don’t let me leave this moment unchanged. Shape me into the image of Jesus.” And He’ll change you, sometimes even in ways you cannot immediately see.

Because the goal of Scripture is not just that you know more; it’s that you become more… like Jesus.

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