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A Natural Mirror- Man.

Nature truly has made us mirrors. We cannot but reflect what is passing through before us. It is a truth we cannot deny: you are walking across the street, and a little child runs before a carriage; you shrink as if you were the one in danger. You see an older man laughing heartily with his son, your face lights up and you have on your face a subconscious smile. You are in the company of intellectuals for a whole day; you come back a little bit brighter, obviously transformed by the immensity of information. You spend a weekend with a Spiritual man and you come back with a deeper resolute, a stronger commitment and a deeper knowledge of the person of God. Tis happens to everyone, Man will surely be transformed by the company he keeps and the books he reads, as often as he spends more time with both groups, the more he reflects their character, the greater the temerity of their influence upon him. It happened in the creation story. Before God stepped in, the world was a shapeless, chaotic mass. The world was a wreck, not at all a pretty sight. It was eternally doomed. Then the Spirit of God who is also the Spirit of Light moved over the surface of the deep and God said Let there be light. The world instantly reflected that word and reflected also the originator of the word. As a Christian what and whom do you reflect? By their fruits we know them, by what they produce, we can tell the originator of their actions. It cannot be hidden, we can hardly pretend, Nature has made us

mirrors, as we see, as we hear, so do we become. Moses understood this, for every time he went up the mountain to commune with God, he came back with the glory of God on his face. His face shone so much; the Israelites could not look at him. He had to cover his face with a veil in order not to be an outcast to his supposed followers. The early Christians also understood this, people who watched them quickly came to the conclusion that these people were reflecting someone- Christ, and these non-followers of Christians gave the followers of Christ the name Christians. What would people call you by the fruit you produce? Whom will people see when they look at you? Will they see Christ and his passion in your eyes, will they see God and be content in the arms of his love? Or will they find that you are no different from the world itself? 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we Christians have no veil over our faces; we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him. TLB. We understand that we reflect what we look at, just as a mirror gives you the perfect image of yourself. As Christians therefore, we can become more and more like God. How? By becoming mirrors, that will reflect him in totality. For all whom will carry the image of the Lord in their hearts, who will set their hearts to be students of the word and make conscious and practical steps in becoming what he has read, that man will surely and gradually be changed into Gods image. He begins to

think the word, he begins to speak the word, he begins to act the word and in the eventuality of time, this Man becomes the word. He would find life easy and would sail through effortlessly, he is no longer a mere man, he is something else, he is reflecting something else, the world looks at him, the world knows. He has gone above lifes gross desires, baseless pursuits, stinking thoughts and impure motives. He is a god. However, there is a warning. Whoever puts his hands to the plough and looks back, will not make it. His journey will be slow and his efforts: ineffective, ineffectual and useless. Yes! A double minded man is in grave danger; he wont accomplish much, if he accomplishes anything at all. So dont get so excited at becoming a god, you must first sit and count the cost, afterwards you can now decide If you are ready or not. Also, you should know that only those who come unveiled would take on his glory. So, you must com bare, stripping yourself of all that would hinder you from reflecting his image. What are they? Not a 1000 page book would contain all of them. Self-love, Self-righteousness, Selfcenteredness and all those selfish desires and motives have to be laid down. You are to come plain, vulnerable; you dont need to be armed and all gagged up with an arsenal of atrocities. Simply come as you are, he tells you again- his yoke is not heavy. I tell you this is the greatest attainment of a Christian man, reflecting Christ, becoming indeed his ambassador. His heavenly Father would be

immensely proud of him; he will constantly look on him with love. He becomes a proud Father and then he can boast Have you considered my beloved.? Put in your name in the blank space and do it with meaning and understanding. You are a mirror and it is Christ you should reflect!

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