"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass (mirror) the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Corinthians 3:18
An African queen had never seen her own reflection and was made to believe she was a very beautiful woman. Then a trader came to the community to barter with the natives, and some of the articles of trade were mirrors. The queen, eager to see herself for the first time, was given one of the best and clearest. When she looked at her image, she saw how ugly she really was, instead of being beautiful as she had imagined. Enraged, she dashed the mirror in pieces and expelled the trader from her country.
How foolish we say, but it is no more foolish than that which thousands of educated, refined people do today. Because the Bible reveals their ugliness and sin, they seek to destroy the Bible. But for those who accept God's verdict and portrait of themselves, the mirror of the Word reflects the image of another Person. As we look at Him we are transformed and WE BECOME MIRRORS reflecting His image. Notice our verse for today. Beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord we are "changed into the same image." When God looks at us, He expects, if we are clean mirrors, to see the image of Jesus in us.
The world also expect to see Christ in us. They cannot see Him directly, but only indirectly a they behold Him in us.
You have all seen a mirror placed before a church organist so that he can see the director and the audience behind him. His back is turned to them, yet he can look at them in the mirror. In like manner the world cannot see Christ, for they have their backs turned on Him. The only way they can behold Jesus is by seeking His reflection in us.
A broken piece of glass can sparkle like a diamond if turned to the sun in the right position. The same is true of our broken lives.
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