Looking into a Mirror

James 1:22 gives an illustration on how Introspective GOd's view of us is.

Here is what Wiersby has to say: "The Word of God reveals what we are on the inside, just as a mirror reveals how we appear on the outside. When Christians look into the Word, they see themselves as God sees them and thus are able to examine their hearts and confess their sins.

But it is not enough merely to look into the Word and read it; we must obey what we read. A person who merely hears the Word but does not obey it is like a man who glances casually into the mirror, sees that his face is dirty, and goes on his way without doing anything about it.

Such a man thinks he has bettered himself spiritually when he has actually harmed himself."