The power that overshadowed the tabernacle (Ex 40:28-32) is the power that overshadowed the Virgin Mary (Lu 1:35). She conceived and brought forth the One who “tabernacled among us” (Jn 1:14). This power through which the Son was conceived is the power that hovers over us to create new birth. The hovering Spirit comes to live inside us to reshape us in the image of God. He does this by the process of sanctification, dealing with all of the ways the image has been distorted. The restored image, the goal of redemption, is the way we reflect the glory of God.
Father, work in us by Your Spirit to make us like your Son!
