Veiled Or Blinded Or Enlightened?

II Corinthians 4: 1-6

Therefore since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, 

Since God has given His mercy, we do not get discouraged in our work for the Lord.

but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, 

Anything in my life that I would be ashamed for others to know about, I've gotten rid of. 

not walking in craftiness or adulterating the Word of God, 

Not trying to trick anyone or debase or add anything to dilute the Word of God.

but by the manifestation of Truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 

By bringing out the pure Truth, we appeal to everyone's conscience, being accountable to God. 

And even if our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 

If someone doesn't comprehend what we are teaching, it's because they are on their way away from Salvation.

in whose case the god of this World (that's Satan, the devil) has blinded the minds of the unbelieving (who have refused to believe) so that they might not see the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 

Our enemy will do all he can to keep people from coming to God, so if anyone chooses to not seek God, then he will prevent their understanding from being able to perceive what Jesus has accomplished for them. They just won't get it.

For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake.

We don't promote ourselves, we're just slaves to serve you, because Jesus is the Master. 

For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," (Genesis 1:3) is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 

God has shined His Light into our hearts so we could know and recognize the Truth, the enlightenment of the glory of God that shines in Christ's face (Revelation 1:16). 

The Creator of the Universe is the God of Light, pure, unadulterated Light, with no shadows at all. He has put a portion of His Light into our Sun (the Hebrew word means "a light-holder") to sustain the life He placed on the Earth, and we can't even look at that without going blind. These bodies are so frail. 

But He has shone just enough of His Light into our hearts to see His Truth. 

O my Father, You are so precise, to shine Your unapproachable Light into our minds and hearts to teach us, but protecting us from the searing and burning power of Your brightness.

Father, Your care for us is astounding. You are our gentle, tender, compassionate Abba Daddy, who takes Your children into Your arms. 

And You are the mighty Avenger who will take vengeance on our enemies, pouring out Your wrath upon them that they have earned. 

Your Light is Your Love and Life and Order, the perfection of being that only You possess. And You have chosen to give Your Light and Love and Life to the weak and frail people You have drawn to Yourself, causing us to become members of Your own Family, Your children and the Bride for Your Son. 

So You are teaching and training us to be Your princes and princesses who will assist You in ruling Your Kingdom as Your kings and queens, sitting on Christ's Throne of power, as He sits on the Father's Throne. 

And every eye will see, every knee will bow, every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord God Almighty, to the glory of Almighty God the Father.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!