In one of the savage tribes of Africa, the wife of the chief was told by her people that she was the most lovely creature on earth. One day some white traders came and soon everyone was crowding around to find something for which they traded their possessions.
The wife of the chief had heard that there were wonderful pieces of glass which showed your face if you looked in them, and to her delight she found one and soon bargained for it. She went at once to her hut to sit down and take a long look at her beauty. But what a shock she got! She saw only a wrinkled and ugly black face, for the glass reflected her just as she was.
What do you suppose she did? She doubled up her fists and struck the glass and it was smashed to pieces. She hated the glass as it showed her the truth about herself.
This is why so many people dislike the Bible, for it shows us how God sees us. Romans 3 gives us a very vivid picture of what we are in God’s sight. It tells us: “There is none that doeth good, no, not one” (v. 12) and “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” v. 23. We cannot make ourselves fit, for God, but when we find out our sinful and hopeless Coition and that God has provided a Saviour, even His only begotten Son, we can come to Him. If we acknowledge our condition to Him, and put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour we will be made fit for God’s presence.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Cor. 5:1717Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17). Have you, dear reader, been made a new creature?
ML 07/02/1950