From J. C. Philpot's Daily Portions
September 29 "But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, then the veil is
taken away." 2 Corinthians 3:16 The blessed Spirit, as a needful preparation for his own
divine instruction, convinces us of our ignorance, of the veil of
unbelief that is by nature spread over our heart, and of our utter inability
to take it away. So great is this darkness, as a matter of personal inward
experience, that like the darkness in Egypt--so dark that it may be "felt;"
so deep this ignorance that all knowledge or capability of knowledge seems
utterly gone; so strong, so desperate this unbelief that it seems as if
thoroughly incurable. And yet amid all this deep and dense cloud of ignorance,
darkness and unbelief, rays and beams of light every now and then break
through, which, though they seem at the time only to show the darkness and
make it deeper, yet really are a guiding light to the throne of God and the
Lamb. There Jesus sits enthroned in glory, not only as an interceding High
Priest to save, not only as an exalted King to rule, but as a
most gracious Prophet to teach. Thus, in soul experience, as the veil
is felt to be thick and strong over the heart, there is a turning to the
Lord with prayer and supplication that he would take it away; and as he, in
answer to prayer, is pleased to do this, light is seen in his light, his
truth drops with savor and sweetness into the soul, and the word of his
grace sways and regulates the heart, lip, and life.