Looking in the mirror

Benny addressed 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 in his sermon on Sunday.  In verse 18 it mentions that we behold or look at the glory of God "as in a mirror."  For some reason this caught my attention.  Why would we look at the glory of God as in a mirror?  Why not look directly at God's glory?

 

Here are some thoughts...In the time of Moses the Israelites saw the glory of God represented as a cloud, without definition, dark and formless.  But when we look in a mirror we see precise images, well-defined and in HD.  Secondly, as we draw close to God and as we look in the mirror we see less and less of our old self and more and more of His Son living in us.  Through Christ who lives in us we are transfigured and he shines out of us or through us in a greater degree of glory each day.  Finally, Christ is the image (or mirror) of God the Father (who is invisible).  To say we are looking at the "Lord's glory" is to say we are looking at Christ, the image of God Almighty.