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March 28: The Mirror of Memories

“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

James discusses putting the Word into practice. He uses the illustration of a person looking into a mirror, observing his natural face. Observing in this analogy does not describe a hasty glance but a careful observation. In this illustration, the man gazes intently yet aimlessly.

James indicates that the man immediately forgets what he looks like when he steps away from the mirror. It is a case of “out of sight, out of mind.” While this seems ludicrous, it is an example of the plight of a believer who has faith one minute and doubts the next.

Faith requires action. When we choose to obey the Word, whether the inerrant, eternal Word of God or a prophetic word, we are putting faith into action. We are giving the angels permission to work on our behalf. However, when we choose unbelief (forgetting the vision that faith gave us), we halt the angels’ work on our behalf. Angels respond to faith and the Word of God. They are used by God to minister and to do warfare on our behalf in the unseen realms.

Faith is the evidence of things unseen. Faith says that I received the answer to my prayer or my petition when I asked for it, not when I see it with my natural eyes. We don’t need to ask God for the same thing billions of times. We simply need to thank Him for it. We’ve looked in the mirror and received our picture of faith. Now, don’t forget what it looks like!

Remember the vision. Write it down that a messenger can run with it.


 
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