TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person.” Proverbs 27:19
“Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: when people do what is right it is because they are righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows they belong to the Devil, who has been sinning since the beginning.” 1 John 3:7-8
TODAY’S MESSAGE: As we look into a mirror we do so for a purpose. That purpose is to see who we are and to view how we are to be seen by the rest of the world. As a Christian we also are to look into a mirror. What we see is often what we do not want to see. We see ways that are not of God. We see our many failings and discover the things that we need to change. When we meet Jesus on a personal level, we know that we are to reflect his ways in our life and not what the world expects of us. When we are born again, we are born into righteousness, just the opposite of the way we were born into the world. We are lifted up and out of our old ways and put down in the place of right standing with God. When we then look into the mirror, we are better able to recognize the ways of God and how our lives are to be lived.
It is much the same with those who belong to this world. Their father is not the God of Heaven, but instead he is the God of this world. He is the evil one who lies to the world and confuses those who follow him. He leads them into destruction and death instead of life in eternity with Christ Jesus. It is obvious we are seeing this play out in today’s world. Those who are evil do not understand right from wrong. Their lives reflect the life of their father, the Devil. They are blinded so they see no evil in what they do, nor do they feel love or compassion for those around them. This world is a direct reflection of how the Devil wants it to be. He demands evil, deception and confusion to rule, and wants all to follow him into an eternal life in hell. However, God in heaven has a different plan. His plan is one of a saving grace. It is one that lifts us high above the evil and places us in his loving arms. He fights our battles, and he saves us from the terrors of the world. Yes, were born into a world of sin but we have an opportunity of freedom in Christ and a life of love and understanding by putting our trust and faith in Jesus and accepting Him as our Lord and Savior. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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