3. When we look in the Mirror, Spiritually, What do we see?

4. What About The Face In The Mirror?
James 1:22-25

5. Not Just “Hearers” but “Doers”
James 1:22 “deceiving yourselves”
1 John 1:8 “deceive ourselves”
1 John 2:4 “liar & the truth is not in him”
1 John 4:20 “he is a liar”

6. Comparison James 1:23,24 Hears & Does Not DO
Forgets what they look like!
Easier to have a different mental picture of themselves!

7. Contrast James 1:25 “Perfect law” “Law of Liberty”
Does Not just Hear, but also Acts
Blessed in their doing!

8. Contrast Between Mere Hearers & those who Hear & Do
Message of God EXPOSES them for who they really are
Disfigured sinner in some way, shape or form!

9. Contrast
For many Mere Hearers, it is too horrifying, too terrible to accept!
Easier to rationalize & hold to a different picture of themselves in their minds that what they see in the Scriptures

10. Deceive Themselves & Are Led Into Condemnation!
Contrast
For many Mere Hearers, it is too horrifying, too terrible to accept!
Easier to rationalize & hold to a different picture of themselves in their minds that what they see in the Scriptures
Deceive Themselves & Are Led Into Condemnation!

11. For Others: Image is Unpleasant!
Realize Denying Reality Not Going to Change it!
Must Work to Remove the disfiguration
Hear, Do, Persevere & Blessed in so doing!

12. Are We Looking In The Mirror?
Are we listening to the Word & those who preach it?
Romans 10:13-21 “they have not all obeyed the gospel”
1 John 4:1-6 “he who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us”

13. Not Listening May Be Easier -
But its Consequences are Severe!
Matthew 13:9 “let them hear”
Isaiah 6:9,10 “do not understand”
Matthew 13:14,15 “ears hard of hearing”
Look into the Mirror, no matter how difficult it may be!

14. Are we willing to see what is in the Mirror?

15. Are we willing to Test Ourselves?

16. What do you think you look like according to the Perfect Law of Liberty?
God’s
Mirror

17. What are you going to do about it?
God’s
Mirror

18. A Time of Consideration
Consider ourselves today
Be willing to look into the mirror & hear God’s Word
Be willing to see what’s there
Accept who we are & move on to be what God wants us to be