James 1:23, 24 implies that . . .

. . . when you look at your face in the mirror, you see God, indirectly. By examining three key words in the passage, we see this perspective;

"If anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man that looked at God and forgot about Him." ! Let's look at the passage:

In KJV we read these words, " . . . if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was."

The key words to this passage:

Beholding is ka ta no e' o, which means perceiving something with understanding.

Natural is ge' ne sis, which means all the genetics that went into the making of you. A full profile of all that is you, naturally, from the beginning of humanity. Basically, that you are composed of a unique collection and combination of genetics, and that they are all exhibited on your face.

Face is pro' so po, which means the index of inward thoughts and feelings, a place where all your inward parts are exhibited.

When you look at your face, you're seeing all the proof you need for the existence of God. Furthermore, you get a glimpse of all that went into the making of your being from the beginning of creation.


Basically, we should all be looking at our faces and worshipping God.


But, when we look at our faces and walk away from that experience, not giving God the glory, we're walking blindly. We are created by God, for God, and we will be giving an account to God. This revelation is completely liberating - from the world that is.

This is both liberating and constraining for us in practice. Liberating from all the heavy yokes and meaningless mandates that this world puts upon us, and constraining in only one way: that we walk in the fear of God and in the obedience of His Word.