1. Adoration Becoming What We Behold

2. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Cor 3:16-18 TNIV)

3. Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We're free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him. (2 Cor. 3:16-18, Message)

4. Ps 42:1 “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” Lord, my soul pants for you. I want you to be the desire of my heart. -or- Lord, I don’t seem to want you like this writer wanted you. Come and change my heart. I want my soul to cry out for you more than my body wants water.

5. Ps 73:23-26 “Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand”. You never leave me or forsake me. God you hold onto me even when I don’t hold onto you. “You guide me with your counsel” You are my teacher. Your word guides my steps. Wisdom comes from you alone. “and afterward you will take me into glory.” Lord I want to see your glory. Let your goodness pass before my eyes like Moses.

6. “Whom have I in heaven but you?” Jesus, you are my inheritance. You are the treasure in the field that I have sold everything for. “And earth has nothing I desire besides you.” Lord, I don’t see this in my life. I want you to be the central longing in my heart. Give me the grace to love you more. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Thank you that you are faithful. You are strong even when I am weak. I could not even love you except for your mercy and grace.