365 Devotionals

Beholding Christ: chapter 20

Beholding Christ

As the mind dwells upon Christ, the character is molded after the divine similitude. The thoughts are pervaded with a sense of His goodness, His love. We contemplate His character , and thus He is in all our thoughts. His love encloses us.

If we gaze even a moment upon the sun in its meridian glory, when we turn away our eyes, the image of the sun will appear in everything upon which we look. Thus it is when we behold Jesus; everything we look upon reflects His image, the Sun of righteousness. We cannot see anything else, or talk of anything else. His image is imprinted upon the eye of the soul, and affects every portion of our daily life, softening and subduing our whole nature. By beholding, we are conformed to the divine similitude, even the likeness of Christ. To all with whom we associate we reflect the bright and cheerful beams of His righteousness. We have become transformed in character; for heart, soul, mind, are irradiated by the reflection of Him who loved us, who gave Himself for us.  - Ellen G. White

Fill all my vision, Saviour, I pray,

Let me see only Jesus today;

Tho’ through the valley, Thou leadest me,

Thy fadeless glory encompasseth me.

Fill all my vision, let naught of sin

Shadow the brightness shining within.

Let me see only Thy blessed face,

Feasting my soul on Thy infinite grace.

Fill all my vision, Saviour divine,

Till with Thy glory my spirit shall shine.

Fill all my vision, that all may see

Thy Holy Image reflected in me.

- Anonymous