AFRAID OF YOUR MIRROR IMAGE?
Memorise: For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a door, he is
like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: -James 1:23
Read: James 1:22-25 (KJV)
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own
selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a
man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway
forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man
shall be blessed in his deed.
Bible in one Year: Exodus
33:34; Romans 15:14-33
The word of God is very central to our life as believers. In the very last
admonition of Moses to the children of Israel, He said the word of God is their
very life (Deuteronomy 32:46-47). For believers in Christ today, the word of God is
also our life, because it is through it that we are born-again, as revealed in 1 Peter 1:23:
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the
word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.”
After we are born-again, the word of God performs several functions in our
life. One aspect of these functions which is rather interesting is that it
works as our mirror. A mirror shows the reflection of the one using it. A man
may hold an opinion of himself for a long period, but when he has the
opportunity to look in a mirror, he will see himself as he is. In this age of
flattery and political correctness, you may be shocked by the time you compare
what you see in a mirror before you, to people’s assessment for your person.
Why is this so? We live in a time when it has become very difficult for people
to call a shade a shade. They prefer to tell you what you want to hear. They
are prepared to flatter you and say those things that can keep them in your
good books, particularly if they hope to curry your favour. If the friends you
surround yourself with cannot point out your faults when you go wrong, change
them. If you don’t, they will lead you astray.
Unlike men who will flatter you, the word of God tells you who or what you are
without fear or favour. When you stand before the perfect law of liberty, you
will see yourself exactly how God sees you. The word of God will reveal the
stains in your garment of salvation and show you the wrinkles on your robe of
righteousness. One reason why people avoid hearing, reading or studying the
Bible is because they are afraid of seeing their true picture. They want to
continue to live under self-deception. Some other people look at the mirror of
God’s word, see their stains, dents and imperfections, and yet they refuse to
do anything about it. This is the height of foolishness! If God’s word cannot
correct you, what else can? The Bible in James
1:21 says:
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and
receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.”
Receive God’s verdict about you in His word today, and stop trying to justify
yourself.
Action Point: Every time you look into the Bible and you see something
amiss in your robe of righteousness, immediately correct it.
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