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“'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,' says
the Lord Almighty."
–2
Corinthians 6:18
Walking
into the bathroom, eyes barely opened in the darkness around me. The light penetrates through the darkness as
my hand finds the switch on the wall, and for a moment I am blinded as my
pupils constrict to adjust to the brightness.
Placing both hands on the edge of the sink I stare into the mirror on
the wall. How did I get here? Where did those wrinkles come from and man do
I need a shower. For a moment I am
captivated by the truth of my reflection.
The truth that this is who I am, this is the real me. Not the one that everyone in the office sees,
all cleaned up, pressed and alert. No,
this is me with the pillow hair all a mess, the tired eyes and the little bits
of grey showing up around the temples and chin.
I’m beginning to see the evidence from the genetics of my life taking
shape, as I see the features of my Dad looking back at me. How different we are, but how much more are
the similarities becoming visible.
As children we each could look at different areas of our life and see our parents. Mannerisms, voice tones, personalities, expressions and even looks. The amazing thing about genetics though is that through all the similarities, we are each independently unique and designed not in the image of our parents, but in the image of God. Recall from Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” This isn’t a symbolic representation or fairy tale, it’s the truth from God’s own word. We are created in His image – He is our Father and our likeness needs to look more and more like Him each day.
As children we each could look at different areas of our life and see our parents. Mannerisms, voice tones, personalities, expressions and even looks. The amazing thing about genetics though is that through all the similarities, we are each independently unique and designed not in the image of our parents, but in the image of God. Recall from Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” This isn’t a symbolic representation or fairy tale, it’s the truth from God’s own word. We are created in His image – He is our Father and our likeness needs to look more and more like Him each day.
When you look in the mirror, who do you see?
The tired, stressed, worried and overwhelmed face of a man; or the
energetic, passionate, strong and confident face of God’s child. You are a son or a daughter of God
Almighty. As your Father, He has given
you many gifts to use for His purpose on this earth, not to be wasted. When you look in the mirror, see the child
that God sees; not the one that your friends or family or neighbors see and
criticize. You have the strength of the
Holy Spirit inside of you and the wisdom of the Father of the Universe. There is truly nothing that could stop you
when you fully embrace this role in life.
The problem is that most of us get caught behind the mask of
imperfection, sin and unrighteousness and thereby refuse to acknowledge the
person God created you to be. We get
caught up in trying to be the person we’ve always wanted to be and forego the
original blueprint for our life.
This morning, when you wake – look in the mirror and ask this one question: “God, thank you for making me uniquely beautiful in Your eyes; what do I need to do for You today?” Your Father in Heaven wants nothing more than to see you succeed at His plan and He will not hide this plan from you. It isn’t a guessing game, nor a mystery. He simply wants you to step into it, when you’re ready. Are you done making excuses for who you really are, and are you ready to become who He created you to be? Look in the mirror and ask yourself whose plan is best for my life. When you come to realize that He knows you better than you know yourself – you’ll realize that His plan for you is perfect.
This morning, when you wake – look in the mirror and ask this one question: “God, thank you for making me uniquely beautiful in Your eyes; what do I need to do for You today?” Your Father in Heaven wants nothing more than to see you succeed at His plan and He will not hide this plan from you. It isn’t a guessing game, nor a mystery. He simply wants you to step into it, when you’re ready. Are you done making excuses for who you really are, and are you ready to become who He created you to be? Look in the mirror and ask yourself whose plan is best for my life. When you come to realize that He knows you better than you know yourself – you’ll realize that His plan for you is perfect.
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