"Mirror, Mirror"

“And God said; Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”  Genesis 1:26-27

From the early days of my youth even until today I’ve always been told of how much I resemble my father. I’m told that I act just like him…and its true…Others tell me that I sound just like him…and its true…Some say that I think just like him…and its true…

So much of who I am today is a carbon copy of who he was; dad enlisted in the U.S. Army and I enlisted in the U.S. Marines, dad boxed as an amateur, so did I, dad answered the call to minister and so did I. Just the other day I compared photos of us and the resemblance is so striking.

I guess you could say that dad spit me right out and there’s no denying that I am his son; each day that I look in the mirror, I see my dad’s reflection. It’s a fact that I’m very proud of.

Let me ask you this question; knowing that we were created in the image and likeness of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; how often do others see his resemblance in you? Can you truly claim to be an offspring of our heavenly father?

Jesus commanded that we should let our good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. (Ref. Matthew 5:16)

Spiritually speaking, we are a direct reflection of who we serve.

There was a day when Jesus was teaching and as he taught, some religious leaders approached him with a woman whom they claimed was caught in the act of adultery, their plan was to trap him into making a statement by which they could bring charges against him. They reminded Christ that according to the law, this woman should be stoned, to which he responded by saying: “let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

Jesus continued to teach concerning freedom, but the leaders replied that they were decedents of Abraham and were never slaves. Abraham is our father, they proclaimed. But Jesus responded by saying; if Abraham was your father, then you would love me. He continued to say;

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (Ref. John 8:44)

There was once a street evangelist in the city of Philadelphia who would stand near city hall proclaiming the Gospel of Christ daily. One afternoon she decided to walk through the trains of the subway line. As she entered each car she would say in a very loud voice;

“If you want to see the Devil, just look in the mirror.”

For the born again believer, the word of God serves as a mirror. When we look into the Bible, our spirit man should be a reflection of the very words that we read. Every word which came forth from Christ was alive and carried with them life to live like him and live for him. (Ref. John 6:63)



Our desire should be to represent the Father in such a manner that would bring him ultimate glory. So that when the world sees you, they will also see Jesus living big on the inside of you.

So go ahead, look into the mirror…(The Bible)…Who’s reflection do you see?