The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. — Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous shines brighter and brighter until the full day. Paul hadn't already obtained perfection, but he pressed on. We're being transformed into the same image from glory to glory. Now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. The path gets brighter, not darker, for those in Christ.