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For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
James 1:23-24 




            We examine our appearances at some point every day. We often do it when we wake up and head to the bathroom where we see our face in the mirror.  Upon seeing that appearance, we make adjustments and change the condition by seeking to improve our disheveled state because we want to do the best we can to portray the best image of ourselves. 
            The Word of the Lord is the mirror for our souls. When we look into it, we fully see the functions that God intended for the Word He gave us. Bro. Leroy Brownlow once described these functions as follows:

1) It reveals the origin of the soul: (Gen 2:7).
2) It reveals the value of the soul: (Matt. 16:26).
3) It reveals the disfigurements of the soul: (Gal 5:19-21).
4) It reveals the destiny of the soul. (Matt 25:45).

The Word of the Lord must be used effectively as the mirror of our soul. If we properly do so, we will be numbered among the righteous at the end of days.

1) We must use the Word constantly: Psa. 1:1-2
2) We must use it skillfully, rightly dividing the Word of Truth (2 Tim 2:15)
3)We must be obedient, for there is no profit in being a hearer and not a doer (Jam.1:23-24)
4)There is profit in looking and acting upon what we see. (James 1:25)[i]

            Brethren, we must use every opportunity to look at ourselves and compare it to that perfect law of liberty and continueth therein. That is why we keep on striving to look more each day like the author and finisher of our faith, Christ Jesus (Heb 12:2).

Grace and Peace,
Ryan

[i] Brownlow, L. (1948). Seed for the Sower. Fort Worth , TX: Brownlow Publishing Co. .

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