Excellence Guide. Wed, Aug 13,2014he. The Spiritual Mirror NB: You can never be greater than what you know! Text:But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1;22:24...KJV Gods Word is a spiritual mirror. When you look into it, you see who you are in the spirit. (2 Cor. 3:18.) It always reflects Christ in you, the hope of glory (Col. 1:27). This shines additional light on James 1:22-25 . As you look in the mirror (Gods Word), discover your identity in Christ (who you are in the spirit), and act on that knowledge in faith, youll see the life of God within you manifest. If I told you your hair was messed up, how would you know if it was or not? You cant go by how it feels. The only way you can know is to look in a mirror. Then you just believe it and act accordingly. If some hairs are out of place, you comb them. You trust the mirror to tell you the truth. However, what you see in a mirror is only a reflection; its not the real thing. Youve never really seen your face before. Its true; think about it! You might have observed your reflection in a mirror, viewed a photograph, or seen a drawing, but youve never looked directly at your own face. How do you know that these representations of your face are accurate? Havent you seen those funny mirrors at a circus or carnival? Everyone knows that they doctor those pictures of people in magazines at the grocery store, and drawing caricatures is even considered a form of art. Therefore, you have to trust that the image youre seeing in the mirror is true. Its the same when you look into the spiritual mirror of Gods Word. The Word tells you who you are and what you have in Christ. It reveals spiritual truths and whats happening in the spiritual world. If you want to experience life and peace, then you need to be spiritually minded. For to be carnally [not necessarily sinfully, but naturally] minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace (Rom. 8:6, brackets mine). Youll never move into the supernatural things of God while being dominated by the natural realm—what you can see, taste, hear, smell, and feel. If you cant believe anything beyond what your five senses can tell you or confirm, then you are carnally minded. If something must be proven in a test tube, scientifically, before youll believe it exists, then youre trapped in the natural realm. God is a Spirit, and He moves in the spirit realm. (John 4:24.) In order to flow with God in the supernatural and enjoy life and peace, you need to become spiritually minded. Start using your mirrow, Gods word and begin your Actuality. Hallelujah! Pastor Emma: Excellence Mandate
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:34:29 +0000
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