Word of the Day
Beloved, In this day…in this hour and all hours to come, I cannot hold My love back from you. I must display how much I love you to others. I do this best when you let the reflection of My love for you shine like light bouncing off a mirror held up to the sun. Yes, once you sat in darkness but now the Light has dawned in your heart and is ready to shine forth in new and profound ways (Matthew 4:16).
Reflections of every facet of who I am in you bounce out in rays of spiritual light to transform all darkness, first in your own life, as you are bathed in My light. With each transformation of your own soul, reflections of who I am in you travel in waves of anointing to those around you. A constant stream of transforming light is the result of looking into the mirror of My Word…from coming up higher to see what I see and by believing you are a royal diadem in My hand.
You see, your success and your honor of others is a reflection of My love and honor of you. I pour into you and you pour into others the very reflection of My ravished heart. Therefore, keep looking in the mirror of My heart…in the mirror of My Word for it is truly who you are.
Beloved, come and see. Come, see and reject all other reflections created by the words of men, your own words or the accusations of the enemy. There are many reflections at any given time which would desire to call you rejected, abandoned, not cared for, unloved, not good enough, not smart enough, not equipped enough, not wealthy enough, or simply lacking what it takes to get the job done just to mention a few. They are insidious lies that often hide in not so obvious ways but have at their root: fear.
Remember, perfect love cast out all fear which does not belong. Fear cannot exist in the wheel house of My heart…cannot exist in the Rock of My habitation. Choose the truth…mirror the truth and the light of My presence will dismantle and destroy all wrong reflections. When you do this, there is more of Me and less of the soulish you…the fleshy you. I don’t want there to be less of the personality and gifted person I created. I don’t want there to be less of the true you who has embraced and mirrored the Truth. If I didn’t want to see your personality reflects My beauty and life in a unique way I would have made all people the same. Ice cream is ice cream regardless of how many flavors it might be made in. How I love all the different flavors, including yours. You are, after all, My favorite one.
Therefore, discard all fleshy ways born of unforgiveness, wrong teaching, wrong words, and wrong confessions. Why? Because, you are the fairest of ten-thousand to Me. Indeed you are the fairest and so much more.
Beloved, I see you like a new bride would see the diamond on her finger as she marvels in how it reflects the sun. Every beam of reflected light represents to her the beauty of love…represents to her the beating of her heart song as it contemplates and anticipates a lifetime of hopes, dreams and shared intimacy with the one who loves her. Her ring is like a mirror just as My Word is a mirror to look in and see who you really are. Come look long…look deep and see until all you hear, see, know and feel about yourself lines up with the Truth and is transformed by the Light.
The people who sat (dwelt enveloped) in darkness have seen a great Light, and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death Light has dawned. (Matthew 4:16 Amplified)
I have come as a Light into the world, so that whoever believes in Me [whoever cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] may not continue to live in darkness. (John 12:46 Amplified)
Prayer
Lord, thank you for your love and taking care of my every need. You have made my life a testimony to others as you demonstrate your love in my life by the way You take care of me no matter what my situation may be. I desire for Your love to shine forth through the peace and joy that you’ve placed in my life.
Help me to remember how You have been closer than a brother even when I did not realize it. My needs are truly met in You. The desires of my heart are fulfilled in You. I declare Your greatness in my life as You overflow out of me like an underground spring. I cling to the beauty of Your name for you are loving, merciful and kind. I am grateful for Your Word, for it lives and breathes life into me every time I partake.
Lord, remind me that all reflections I perceive about myself are not the truth. The enemy wants me to see myself according to his definition, distorting the real me like a “house of mirrors” in a carnival. I choose to believe the Word, and in the process, will act like the Word. I choose to believe I am found in You and that You and You alone are the definer of who I am. Your Word states who and what I am.
May my daily walk reveal the truth of who I am in You with each passing moment. Help me to not be fearful of what I think I see about myself and fall into unbelief. Help me to see myself and others through Your eyes. Remind me that true beauty flows from the inside out. Regardless of what the enemy has tried to persuade me of I choose to rejoice for Your love and grace that covers me inside and out. Amen
Reflect and Journal
1. Can you see God’s love working in your life? Take a moment and reflect on the things God has done for you in your life. Write them down…the specific things which have meant the most to you…even the little things. Doing this will build faith for the next round.
2. What are the most profound ways in which your eyes have been opened since meeting Christ? Where there is light the darkness must flee.
3. Has God revealed to you who you really are in Him? Write out in your own words about who you are in Christ.
4. Have you seen other lives transformed by seeing God’s glory and grace flowing from your own life?
5. When you’ve been worshiping and relating with God has anyone ever told you that you glowed with such joy and beauty?
6. Have you accepted the negative things said about you by relatives or friends? If so, now is the time to let them go…to break agreement and receive the truth.
7. Have you accepted what God has said about you? Since He cannot tell lies shouldn’t we accept His words to us as truth which supersedes all other negative voices?