The Holiness Mirror

Original Date: 2/7/09

Ok, new download... God is so awesome!

1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 - But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

2. What this means is that as we behold His glory, we will be changed into His image. The only way for us to become more Holy is for us to reflect more of His holiness. In Rick Joyner's book "50 Days for a Firm Foundation," he says "We will never be changed by dwelling on what is wrong with us, but rather by beholding the glory of God."

3. God gave me this image in my mind:

On one side of a mirror, there exists Satan, Demons, Flesh, Sin, and Darkness. In the middle exists the Mirror, which is me. On the other side is God Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Righteousness, and Light.

4. Ok, so, if we were to take this mirror into a dark room. We couldn't see anything, not even the mirror. In the same way, turning a mirror towards the darkness does not accomplish anything. You can sit there and tell a person their sins (only sins) all day long without any change whatsoever. POINTING OUT DARKNESS DOES NOTHING BUT PERPETUATE AND PROLONG DARKNESS.

5. However, if you turn that mirror towards God's light, not only do you restore righteousness but you eradicate darkness AT THE SAME TIME. It is God's job to bring light to situations. It is our role to be mirrors of His light and to help other people turn their mirrors towards Him.

6. The book "Freedom Tools," by Andy Reese, talks about how to equip people as emotional healers. It sheds the light of Christ on how to help people come into God's presence. In the book, Andy talks about some good ways and bad ways of dealing with people in a healing session:

Example 1:
Bad: I want to tell you what your problems are.
Good: Can I share with you a picture the Lord gave me that I wrote down? I
think it will encourage you.

Example 2:
Bad: That sin is where it all began.
Good: Can you see that this action seems to be a root for some of your current
issues?

Example 3:
Bad: That's sin - no way!
Good: Let's ask Jesus what He has to say about that, okay?

7. John 3:30 - He must increase, I must decrease. Another way of looking at this is He must increase IN ORDER FOR me to decrease. I agree with Rick Joyner when he says, if we get this backwards, then it will result in the religious spirit of the pharisees and personal control.

8. Our goal should never be to point at darkness but to point at light. THAT WHICH WE FOCUS ON, WE WILL MAGNIFY! Let's magnify God by speaking the truth in love.