GOD’S MIRRORS
The teachings of Scripture often use everyday things to help us understand profound spiritual concepts. We are all familiar with a mirror and it is used to illustrate an important teaching.
James 1:22-25 says this about observing the commands of God: “.. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.” This kind of living was addressed often by our Savior. The Jews wanted to retain the old Law and the result was like looking into a mirror and seeing that you are a sinner (the purpose of the law) but because the mirror (God’s laws) were powerless through man’s flesh to provide the new life he needed (inward cleansing) he would remain in his sin. When Jesus came and died on the cross, man was given a deeper look into the mirror of his soul and this time, we were given the power to do something about what we see.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18 we find such a mirror. When we are cleansed by the blood of Christ, and raised to walk in a new life, the Word of God then becomes our mirror to see something different. We not only see our sin, but the remedy. We see the glory of the Lord and because of the indwelling Holy Spirit we are transformed by God to the glorious image of Christ! We now can act upon what we see and be doers of the Word. Having received this great mercy, let us not lose heart.
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