The Devil Lives in the Mirror - Be careful of what the devil shows you in the mirror

What does the Bible say about the man in the mirror? One who hears the Word of God but doesn't act accordingly is like one who “observes his bodily face in a mirror” but turns away and forgets what he looks like.

Why God's Word is like a mirror? The Word is like a mirror that shows us what is wrong in our sinful heart, ways, or behavior toward God. The Word exposes us for who we really are. From the Word of God we can see our sin as God sees it. When we walk away without realizing we have a problem or without fixing our problems, we are deceiving ourselves.

What the Bible Says About reflection? James 1:22-25. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For 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: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

How do you examine yourself spiritually?

Three Guidelines for Self-Examination.

1-Be intentional. Set aside a specific time to examine your own life. Find a place where you can be alone.

2-Be specific. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes to see what is going on in your life.

3-Be a believer. Bring what God shows you to him in confession as a believer.

The question should tug at us: How does this happen? How do we wittingly or unwittingly court evil until it claims authority over us?

The devil’s greatest wile is to convince us that he does not exist. , he lies by saying, “[T]here ain’t no such thing as a devil. I can tell you that from my own self-experience. I know that for a fact. It ain’t Jesus or the devil. It’s Jesus or you.” In other words, the choice between Jesus and “you” is the one decision that we all have to make on a regular basis. But here’s what the devil doesn’t explain: The choice to follow one’s self actually enslaves a person to demonic whim.

Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he does not discern any truth.

Most of us associate looking in the mirror with narcissism or feelings of inadequacy, but learning how to see yourself in your own reflection can increase self-compassion, aid stress-management, and improve relationships and emotional resilience.

When we believe that we are our own, we conform to a falsehood given to us by the “father of lies” (John 8:44). The more we believe in ourselves, the less capacity we have for discerning truth. As Paul reminds us, “You are not your own, but have been bought at a price.”

Now as ever, the devil’s lies hide as truth— in common mottos of our culture that sound appealing, inspiring, and desirable. We want to be in charge of ourselves, in control of our future, and able to make ourselves better. That sounds nice and good. But when “you do you,” as the saying goes, you become the supreme self. “If pushed too far, the quest for a ‘Supreme Self’ can blur into the most ancient human temptation.

For believers, this struggle between good and evil, between God and Satan, comes down to our view of authority. We Protests often cringe at this word in part because we recall abuses of power and authoritarian overreach. However, the word should also evoke the one who authored us into being. If we reject all authority in order to “think for ourselves” and “be our own guide” in the world, I suggest that we will unwittingly fall prey to demonic authority. But God is the ultimate authority.

I wanted to remind readers of the real devil, whose contagion of lies and violence draws on every human heart. This devil plagues each one of us. Through our media culture, in particular, he lies sweetly and constantly. Every children’s film seems to depict a hero staring at his or her image in a mirror or a pool of water and discovering that the secret to life is to believe in oneself or to trust oneself.

But “the heart is deceitful above all things,” Jeremiah warns us in Scripture (Jer. 17:9). The devil must be unmasked so that we can each see ourselves for who we are—as souls in need of a savior.