Do You Like What You See?
There was once a wealthy businessman who was fascinated
by the microscope. Looking through its lens to study
crystals and the petals of flowers, he was amazed at their
beauty and detail. He decided one day to examine some food
he was planning to eat for dinner. Much to his dismay, he
discovered that tiny living creatures were crawling in it!
Since he was especially fond of this particular food, he
wondered what to do. Finally he concluded that there was
only one logical way out of his dilemma - he would destroy
the instrument that caused him to discover the distasteful
fact..... So he smashed the microscope to pieces!
"How foolish!" one might exclaim. But MANY people do the
same thing with God's Word, the Bible. THEY HATE IT and
would like to GET RID OF IT because it reveals to them their
TRUE condition!
James describes the Word of God as a MIRROR: "Do not merely
LISTEN to the word, and so DECEIVE yourselves. DO WHAT IT
SAYS! Anyone who listens to the Word but does not do what it
says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and,
after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets
what he looks like. But the man who LOOKS INTENTLY into the
perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this,
not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be
blessed in what he does" (James 1:22-24).
The MIRROR of God's Word reveals our TRUE condition! The
imperfection revealed by God's MIRROR is called SIN - and
each one of us has been marred by it! "For ALL have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). The Bible
also reveals that there is something that can be done to
take care of our" FATAL FLAWS."
The CURE for our sin problem is Christ! Jesus died on the
cross so that WE might have the forgiveness of our sins (1
Peter 2:24).
LOOK CAREFULLY into the MIRROR of God's Word. When it
painfully reveals your sins, DON'T throw it away! Keep
looking and follow the instructions: place your trust in God
(Hebrews 11:6), repent of your sins (2 Corinthians 7:9-10),
confess that Jesus is Savior and Lord (Romans 10:9-10), be
baptized (immersed) in Jesus' name for the forgiveness of
sins (Acts 2:38), and keep on looking into mirror of God's
word and OBEY its instructions (1 John 1:7).
Look into THE MIRROR! Do YOU like what you see? Won't you DO
something about it by submitting your life to Jesus TODAY?
God bless you.
David A. Sargent, Minister
creekwood@comcast.net