Reflection

As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. Proverbs 27:19 ESV

 If you want to know what someone looks like, of course you look at their face. If you want to know what someone actually is like however, you need to look into their heart. "The eyes are the windows of the soul". 

So we can get a clue as to what people are like at heart, their facial expressions offer clues. We can also start to work people out by their words and actions. The Bible itself offers a mirror onto our souls. 

So if we want to know ourselves, we will look into the mirror of God's Word. It will show us up as the rotten sinners that we are, with our deceitful hearts. But it will also show us we can get a spiritual heart transplant and be made righteous. 

As God's children, our enemy satan wants us to see ourselves as hopelessly rotten sinners. Our Father in heaven though wants us to see ourselves as He does, as sanctified saints. We're not so much sinners who do good sometimes as saints who sin sometimes.

"Heavenly Father, help us to see ourselves as You do, as beloved children of the Most High God. May we live accordingly, and not as spoilt kids! For Your honour and praise, amen"