A Looking Glass

Years ago most country folks called a mirror “a looking glass.” Mirrors fascinate almost everyone and especially the first time they see themselves in one.

The American Indian was amazed by this looking glass way back in history when the pilgrims came to America. A baby can’t figure out why he sees himself or who it is. An animal just can’t get enough of looking in a mirror and dogs will bark thinking they are seeing another dog.

An old hillbilly had never seen a looking glass and when he did he bought it and brought it home. He didn’t show it to his wife. He hung it out in the barn. He just couldn’t get over this mirror. He couldn’t look at himself enough – not that he was good looking, it just amazed him.

He would go out every day and spend a lot of time in the barn looking in that mirror. His wife got a little suspicious and thought he was seeing another woman. One day she went out there to try and catch them. He wasn’t in the barn but she did find the mirror and she looked in it and said, “So, you’re the hussy my old man has been running with!”

The Word of God says that if we read the Bible and don’t be a doer of the Word then we are like someone who looks in a mirror, sees himself, and then walks off and forgets what he looks like. If you are a true born again Christian and a doer of the word, then you will know what you look like.

You are a child of the king and His royal blood flows through your veins. We are made in His likeness and image, but through sin so many pervert that image. The question is, “When you look in the mirror, does your life reflect the image of Christ?” If not, then let Jesus change your life and truly become a new person in Christ Jesus. Then when you look at yourself, the love of God will shine through.