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LIKE HIM

“For now, we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now, I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known,” 1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV. This passage reminds us that our spiritual transformation is not yet complete, at least not from an earthly perspective. I sometimes surprise myself, and not in good ways. I can be extremely patient, then all of a sudden, I am not. I can be deeply spiritual, then in other moments, surprisingly unspiritual. It is encouraging to remember: “What we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see him as he is,” 1 John 3:2 ESV. “Like Him”. That sounds wonderful! Until THAT day, I can stand daily before the mirror of God’s Word and get a glimpse of who I am In Christ and do my best to imitate Him. Holy Father, grant me grace today to lay hold of things yet unseen. Holy Spirit, fall fresh upon me, make me, mold me, use me, fill me. 

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