When you look in the mirror do you see God? I am not talking about what some in the world would say – that we are all gods. That thought is an arrogant, mis-guided concept that dates back thousands of years.
No, my question has more to do with exhibiting qualities and the character of the one true God. 1 John 4:12 says, No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. Later in the same chapter, verse 17, the writer says, in this world we are like Jesus.
God is God and can choose to do whatever God wants, but based on scripture and my very limited understanding of who God is and how God acts, it is unlikely that God will choose to make a personal appearance on earth simply to allow people to see him.
Instead, we receive God’s Spirit when we surrender to him and place our trust in Jesus. At that point, the world can see God to the degree that his children reveal him through the window of our character and the display of our actions.
In this world we are to look like Jesus. I pray that today, when people look at you and they look at me that they see him!
Clay in the Hands 
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