The Gospel and Communion with God

I read this section from Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington's excellent book, entitled Bookends of the Christian Life, this morning, and I thought I'd share it with you.

Within the scope of our communion with God, the most important means of grace is the gospel.  Once again we turn to 2 Corinthians 3:18: "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.  For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."  Basically Paul was saying that it's through beholding the glory of the Lord that we're transformed more and more into his image.  In what way do we behold his glory?  We get the answer when we read this verse in context (2 Corinthians 3:8-4:6).  It's the gospel that reveals Christ's glory.  Therefore, to behold his glory we must gaze into the gospel by faith.  As we do this, the Spirit will transform us more and more into his likeness.

Isn't that a cool quote?  What stuck out to me about this section was that reminding myself of the gospel not only keeps my life focused on what's most important, but it also helps me to grow.  Isn't it amazing that we can grow spiritually by continually remembering and studying the gospel?