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you don’t have a veil and you come in front of a mirror and there is
no veil. When I stand in front of a mirror I expect to see me but
when I stand in front 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