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of the word of God, I don’t see me. I see the glory of the Lord.
That’s not a light. That’s Jesus. It’s a revelation of Jesus. As
I look, I ask, “Does He have ugly hairs coming out of His nose?
Does He have mars and blemishes? Does He have bags under
his eyes?” He’s perfect and He’s beautiful and He’s amazing.
He’s like His salvation – how great! It’s Jesus!

If you didn’t have the unveiled face and you came to the
word of God, you would see yourself. You can only see Jesus
when you have an unveiled face. If you have a veiled face
you’ll look in the mirror and you’ll see yourself.
Understand this concept, please, because it’s the process
of being like Jesus. When you look into the word of God, it’s
really you and you are in front of the mirror but it’s God’s
mirror. I look in the mirror and I say, “I don’t see me.” But
God says, “It’s you.” It’s not how you see you. God says, “It’s
how I see you.”
When I come with a veiled face I see ugliness. That’s not
how God sees me. I see my sin. That’s not how God sees me.
I see my weakness. That’s not how God sees me. I see all my
faults. That’s not how God sees me. That’s what Paul meant
when he says, “By the renewing of your mind.” I will never
think like God until God renews my mind.

I see my sin and God sees me clothed in the righteousness
of Jesus. I look in the mirror and I see Ed Miller on earth. God
says, “That’s not what I see. I see Ed Miller sitting in the
heavenly places.” I see myself as inadequate and helpless. I
see Jesus victorious. In my own eyes I’m a barren branch. God
sees me as a branch attached to the vine and having that life. I
see me; God sees me in Christ Jesus.
Sometimes I get discouraged with some Christian
because I don’t see Christ in that Christian. One time the Holy
Spirit rebuked me. He said, “You are trying to see Christ in that
Christian. Try seeing that Christian in Christ.” It made such a
difference. I was so critical. I said, “He’s not growing. I want
to shake him. I want to do what the child did to the flower and
say, ‘Grow!’” But God’s seed is in Him. Even though I don’t