The Gospel of Exodus: Becoming What We Behold

This sermon teaches that we are shaped by what we consistently behold. Just as people are influenced by those they spend time with, believers are transformed by time spent in the presence of God. In Exodus 34, Moses comes down from Mount Sinai unaware that his face is shining—radiating God’s glory—simply because he had been with the Lord. The change was not self-produced but a reflection of God’s presence.

The message emphasizes that spiritual transformation does not happen passively. God invites us into His presence through His Word, prayer, and meditation, and over time He renews us from the inside out. As we behold God, we become more like Him. That transformation will be visible to others, even when we don’t notice it ourselves.

God’s glory both draws and repels. Some are drawn to the light of Christ reflected in believers, while others reject it. Like Moses, Christians are called to speak God’s Word plainly and faithfully without reshaping it to fit cultural pressures or seeking approval from the world. True faith cannot remain private; it is lived out publicly.

Through Christ and the indwelling Holy Spirit, believers now have greater access to God than Moses did. The call of the sermon is clear: fix your eyes on Jesus. What you behold, you become. When we consistently behold Christ, His glory is formed in us, and the world will know we have been with Him.