Note: In this post we welcome guest blogger, David Hundert. David is studying in Kairos University – Evangelical Seminary’s Master of Divinity program.
I started out this series of blog posts here with two simple questions. When you look in a mirror, what do you see? When you look in a mirror, what should you see?
I’m going to answer those questions in reverse. The answer to the second question is simple. If we are created in the image of God, and God is Love, then our reflection should be that of Love.
We should be patient and kind. We should never live lives that reflect envy, pride, or be boastful. We shouldn’t live our lives in a way that indicates that all we are out for is ourselves or dishonoring of others. We shouldn’t be easily angered or keep a track record of when we are wronged. We shouldn’t be happy when evil triumphs and we should be happy when the truth prevails. We should always protect, we should always trust, we should always hope, and we should definitely always persevere.
If God is Love, and Paul is describing Love, then brothers and sisters, this is the nature and characteristics of God! This is what we should see when we look in the mirror.
As to the first question, I can’t answer that one for you. Each one of us, will see something different. So I want to leave you with hope. In his letter to the Philippians, chapter 1, verses 3-6, Paul writes:
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
This is our encouragement and our hope. God’s not done yet! If He remains in us and we in Him, If His love remains in us, we will continue to become more like Him. You cannot spend time in the presence of a Holy God, and walk away unchanged.
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