The morning text comes from 2 Corinthians, chapter 3, starting at verse 7.

I invite you to follow along 2 Corinthians 3 77 through 4.6.

Now if the dispensation of death carved in letters on stone came with such

splendour that the Israelites could not look at Moses' face

because of its brightness fading as this was.

Will not the dispensation of the spirit be attended with greater

splendor? For if there was splendor in the dispensation of

condemnation, the dispensation of righteousness must far exceed it in

splendor. Indeed, in this case, what once had splendor has come to have no

splendor at all because of the splendor that surpasses it.

For if what faded away came with splendor, what is permanent must have much more splendor.

Since we have such a hope, we are must have much more slender.

Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses who put a veil over his face

so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading splendor.

But their minds were hardened, for to this day when they read the Old Covenant,

that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.

Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds.

But when a man turns to the Lord the veil is removed.

Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his

likeness from one degree of glory to another.

For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

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