Today's Scripture reading was II Corinthians 3: 11-18 and 4: 3-4.
If I understand it right, the Old Covenant is known as the Mosaic, with laws and rules set forth to follow in obedience to God. With Jesus' coming, death and resurrection, we have the New Covenant.
When you live within the confines of the Old Covenant, a veil covers your mind so you cannot understand the truth. But when we believe in Jesus Christ, accept Him as our Savior, that veil is lifted, removed.
Freedom. With the veil removed, with our minds opened, we can follow Christ more fully. We can reflect the glory of Christ more and more as His spirit works within us.
Having the New Covenant doesn't mean the veil is removed from everybody. The key is "when we believe in Jesus Christ, when we accept Him as Savior."
When that has happened, then our life begins anew and we glorify God by putting His character, His will, His ways into action in everything we do.
Satan is always present, always at work. See what II Corinthians 4 : 3-4 has to say:
"If the Good News we preach is veiled from anyone, it is a sign that they are perishing. Satan, the god of the evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."
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