11.18.8 "Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall"

"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall"

Ezekiel 37:1-38:23
James 1:19-2:17
Psalm 117:1-2
Proverbs 28:1

Have you ever gone out of the house first thing in the morning without looking in the mirror at some point? There's probably a good number that can answer, "that's never happened to me." I can't imagine many, if any that it happens to often.

Isn't it interesting that you can kind of tell who the individuals are who have spent longer times in front of the mirror than others. How can you tell? They're well groomed.

Do you know what the Word of God is? It's a mirror. It shows us who we are by showing us who God is. It is the only way we can see ourself.

James 1:22-25: "And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. So don't fool yourselves. For if a person just listens and doesn't obey, he is like a man looking at his face in a mirror; as soon as he walks away, he can't see himself anymore or remember what he looks like. But if anyone keeps looking steadily into God's law for free men, he will not only remember it but he will do what it says, and God will greatly bless him in everything he does."

Reading or hearing the word of God and not doing anything to modify our lives is the same thing as looking at the mirror and seeing a dirty face and walking away without washing it. It's like seeing that you have "bed head" with your hair sticking out all crazy, and not doing anything to fix it. Silly isn't it?

Well, if that sounds so silly, why in the world do we walk out of the house without looking at the true spiritual mirror? Looking into the Word needs to be a part of our daily routine. How else can we wipe the dirt off our face? How do we make sure our hair is neat?

There are times we hate what we see in the mirror. (both real & figurative). Avoiding looking at it doesn't change the fact of what we look like. We still need to put the principles of the Word into our heart by "looking steadily into God's law". We must then apply what we see.

The world is more than willing to tell us what we look like and what we should do. Friends at work can have quite an influence on us if we are not looking into the Word. We don't realize that they give us a "fun house" mirror, and not the mirror of the truth of God's word. Their image is distorted, and actually keeps changing, so nothing is really accomplished by looking there. We can even get lead astray by Christians who are glad to tell us what they think we look like, but do not base their advice and perspective on scriptural principles. They base it on their opinion.

Think of how many times you look in the mirror in a 24 hour period. How often do you read and apply scripture in that same period of time?

James 1:21 says, "So get rid of all that is wrong in your life, both inside and outside, and humbly be glad for the wonderful message we have received, for it is able to save our souls as it takes hold of our hearts."

Isn't it interesting that you can kind of tell who the individuals are who have spent longer times in the mirror of the Word? How can you tell? They're well groomed!

The principle of Empowered through Biblical Training is Discipline. Be disciplined to look into the mirror. The principle of the Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship is Obedience. Do what the mirror says.



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P Greg


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