I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways And no message could’ve been any clearerIf they wanna make the world a better placeTake a look at yourself and then make a change

Paul writes to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:15-16, “Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”

A mirror never lies. I look one way in the mirror when I first get out of bed and then I look totally different after a shower and a cup of coffee. Mirrors show us who we are on the outside. Yet, where is the mirror for the inside of our lives?

The only way we really know is in the situations of life. Everyday events are the finals to know who we are becoming on the inside. Paul reminds us that there is another mirror and it is Scripture. He reminds Timothy to look closely at doctrine and himself. 

James writes in James 1:23-24, “22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.”

Scripture reveals who we are from God’s point of view. Then we are left with the question of “Who do I want to become?” Do not be the one who walks away and quickly forgets what was seen in the mirror. Remember that change in the world begins with me. As I look in the mirror of Scripture, I must change. It is always easier to say someone else needs to change but the truth is that I am the one who needs to change. It must start with me.

Pastor Aaron