Removing the Glass of the Mirror

For now we see in a mirror dimly…

For a lot of people, it is customary to get up in the morning, look in the glass of the mirror, and take care of personal grooming and looks. You want to see for yourself what others see, and then take care of any flaws that you might have. Once you walk away from the mirror and head out the door, you are exposing yourself to the world.

The same thing happens with us spiritually. Paul wrote, “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known (1 Corinthians 13:12).” James also describes one that hears the words of God but does not do them 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. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does (James 1:23-25).” Every day we need to examine ourselves spiritually, for we are always exposed to God.

We want to be with God, and see Him face to face. Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8).” The Hebrew writer says, “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14).”

If we want to see God and let Him see us, we need to look in the spiritual mirror (God’s Word) and fix our flaws. By looking in the Word of God, we can see the kind of people God wants us to be and find and take care of our spiritual flaws. He wants us to be pure, holy, and peaceable. We need to allow His Word to change ourselves so we can see Him. Remember, “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face (1 Corinthians 13:12).”