You Mirror Him
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have
boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so
are we in this world (1 John 4:17).
The Lord Jesus gave us the clearest picture of
God possible. In John 14:7-9, when Philip said
to Him, “…Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth
us,” the Master gave a profound response. He said,
“…he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and
how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father.” He
wanted them to know that He was the express image
of the Father?the clear example and expression of the
Father’s character. So, back in Bible days, the disciples
saw and knew the Father in Jesus.
Someone might say, “We aren’t as privileged as
the disciples who were with Jesus as He walked the
streets of Galilee, Nazareth, or Capernaum, revealing
the nature and love of the Father; how then can we
know the Father?” Yes, Jesus is in heaven, but He isn’t
expecting that you physically see Him like those in His
days did. That’s why He sent us the Holy Spirit: “And
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you forever” (John
14:16).
The Holy Spirit lives in you today, taking the place
of Jesus who is in heaven, and He looks, talks, acts, and
loves exactly like Jesus. This is wonderful because just
as Jesus mirrors the Father, being the express image
of the Father’s person, the effulgence of His glory,
you also are the icon of the Father. If today you want
to see or know what God looks like, all you have to
do is look at God’s mirror?His Word?and see Him in
you. The Bible says as He is, so are we in this world
(1 John 4:17).
His very life, the very quality of His personality and
the characteristics of His glory are all in you today. His
beauty, aura and perfections are manifested in, and
displayed through you to the world. Hallelujah!
Confession
Dear Father, thank you for your glory, beauty, aura and
perfections are manifested in, and displayed through me. As Jesus is
the effulgence of your glory and the exact representation of your
person, so am I. I walk in this consciousness. Hallelujah!
Further Study
Hebrews 1:1-3; John 17:22; 1 John 4:17
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Revelation 7
Amos 5-9
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 20:19-31
2 Chronicles 29