A well-done tapestry is beautiful, but the backside looks like a big mess. The weaver works from the backside and uses mirrors to see his work in progress. Yet, he knows what the final product will look like from the start being the creator. As a child of God here on earth I’m like the helper seated next to the Divine Weaver; I just see a mess. And even when I peek into the mirror of God’s Word I can’t see the finished product, so I must trust The Creator. “For now, we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known,” 2 Corinthians 13:12 (ESV). But in 1 John 3:2 we discover, “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (ESV). LORD, help me keep my eyes on the mirror while doing my part. I put my trust in You and Your finished work.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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