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The mirror of God’s Word

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
James 1:23–24

The mirror of God’s Word
I’m running late ... I quickly put on my jacket ... Where’s my car key? ... A brief check in the mirror ... I’m out of the house. The Epistle of James compares hearing God’s Word without acting on it to a fleeting glance in a mirror.

It’s clear: I have to look in the mirror if I want to know what I look like. Similarly, I have to read the Bible first – otherwise, I don’t know who I am. Without the mirror of God’s Word, I cannot recognise myself – not even through the most thorough self-observation. First and foremost, I will recognise my sin because the Bible puts me in God’s light. But God doesn’t want to drive me into despair through this; rather, He puts me in His light because He loves me and wants to save me.

And if I know Jesus as my Saviour and want to live close to Him, then I should all the more regularly devote time and attention to my Bible. Only if I am willing to listen to God and obey Him will I experience that the power of God’s Word preserves and changes me. But for that, I need to read the Bible thoroughly and ask God to show me what He wants to tell me. In this way, I will become a doer of the word: I hear, I retain, and what I understand determines my behaviour.

Lastly, a completely different question: Who receives more attention from me: my mirror or my Bible?

Today’s reading: Judges 11:1-22 · 2 Corinthians 10:12-18

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