Philippians 1:6 (NKJV) 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; this very thing the path of the believer is a path of ever increasing glory that shines more and more causes you to go from strength to strength , and from glory to glory , from faith to faith Proverbs 4:18 (KJV 1900) 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV) 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. this very thing your going from strength to strength Psalm 84:7 (NKJV) 7 They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion. this very thing Romans 1:17 (NKJV) 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” abram went from abram meaning exalted father to Abraham meaning father of a multitude. Genesis 17:5 (NKJV) 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. jacob went from jacob to is Israel Genesis 32:28 (NKJV) 28 And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” the disciples went from been called servants to friends John 15:15 (NKJV) 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. mark wen from been unprofitable for the ministry to being profitable and useful Acts 15:37–39 (NKJV) 37 Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. 38 But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. 39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; 2 Timothy 4:11 (NKJV) 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. your are been transform , your name has been changed , you are going forward as your eyes turn form all else to the author and finisher of your faith, this transformation is at work in you from the one who began a good work of grace and is in the fathers business of completing what which he began , The author of your faith which faith was his gift to you , is also the completer of your faith that he put in you , thats why the Thessalonians faith grew exceedingly because Jesus is nourishing and watering and giving growth to the seed he invested in you 2 Thessalonians 1:3 (NKJV) 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, how we receive HIS word determines how effectively we experience its results 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NKJV) 13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. this ever increasing journey of transformation that is going from glory to glory and faith to faith , seeing the work Jesus began grow exceedingly flourishes as we behold as in a mirror HIS glory , this word behold is more than a mere look but a gaze , just like one sun bathing , they are changed into a tan as they bathe 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV) 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. The HOLY SPIRIT having inspired us in heb 11 by all the example of the faith of others says therefore because of these great examples , we are called to lay down all distraction and to look.away steadfastly intently toward Jesus , in this position the transformation becomes ours Hebrews 12:1–2 (NKJV) 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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