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Monday, February 26, 2024

Hearts Alight: Daily Devotions for Love and Compassion

TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024

 

TEXT: James 1:23-25

 

23: Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror

 

24: and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

 

25: But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

 

(New International Version Holy Bible)

 

TOPIC: OBEYING THE MIRROR

 

The mirror is a cheap instrument that reflects the grandeur of an expensively dressed queen and/or a poorly dressed peasant. In James analogy on the mirror of God's Word, it is meant to help people see what is wrong with their lives and make necessary corrections.

 

Interestingly, people do not look at the mirror for others, but for themselves. But some people make such an error - they listen to a message for others. Then you hear them say, This message is just for John. I wish he were here to repent" But nobody looks into the mirror for another.

 

Those who look into the mirror do so for the purpose of obeying it. That is, they will remove whatever spot they see on their face and may even change their whole dressing if the reflection they get from the mirror does not please them!

 

Remember that just as the mirror does not lie, God's Word does not lie. Nobody argues with the mirror as to whether what it reflects is true or not. The Mirror is always correct. Therefore, obey it.

 

QUESTION: Do you obey your 'mirror'?

 

PRAYER: Help me to obey the reflection of the Mirror. Don't give me peace until I do so, in Jesus name. Amen.

Remain Blessed      

ECWA Food For The Day, 2024. 

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