Mirror Image

Mirror Image

“Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness . . .”

Genesis 1:26a

When you look at yourself in the mirror, you see an exact reflection of yourself.  Nothing is altered, added, or removed.  It is your exact image.  When God spoke mankind into existence, He made us an exact likeness of Himself.  What does that mean?  It means we should look like Jesus.  Since no man has seen Him, it certainly refers to His character.  So what is the character of Jesus? 

Light of the world

John 8:12 “Again Jesus spoke to them saying, ‘I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Free from sin

1 John 3:9 “No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.”

Love

Ephesians 5:1 “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and game himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”

Obedient

Philippians 2:8 “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”

Compassionate

Matthew 9:36 “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”

Servant

Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Forgiving

Luke 23:34 “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.’”

Prayerful

Mark 1:35 “Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.”

The next time you look at yourself in the mirror, ask yourself, ‘What am I reflecting?’

Margaret Slaughter