FOLLOW THE MIRROR

Musick-al Note # 258
James in his epistle, chapter 1, verses 23-25 says that one who hears the Word and does not do it is like a man looking into a mirror and when he leaves forgets what kind of man he is, but if he looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues, not being a forgetful hearer, but in doing the work he shall be blessed. James also said that the New Testament is the perfect mirror of the soul. When a person directs his attention to follow its teaching without adding to it nor taking any of it away from it but following it, will be blessed. There is no excuse for man to fail to know himself. The tragedy is that so many, in seeing themselves, will throw away the mirror or refuse to continue looking within and forget what manner of person they are. Then living in self-delusion and self-satisfaction, wend their way to eternal destruction and torment.
Yet James said the person is blessed and happy is who sees himself and yet continues to follow the Word of the Lord that he might be changed to the image of the perfect one. He does not care for the blemishes, spots and sins that he finds, but instead of leaving and forgetting those things, Godly sorrow leads him to repent, to change and strive to overcome. One cannot return to a previous point in time to not commit a sin already committed, but he can be washed in the blood of the Lamb that takes away the sin. Christ will cover the sins of those who will come to God by Him (Hebrews 5:9). He will not cast away any if thy will hear His voice and obey Him.
The mirror of the soul will show a perfect picture of your soul. Look therein and do as the Christ instructs and you will be cleansed. Continue to look and obey – then heaven’s blessing will be for you. The perfect law of liberty reveals the Christ, obey Him and you will be a child of the living God. Live faithfully, following Him and heaven will be your home in the life which is to come.
Gordon Musick