James 1:23-24 NIV ²³ Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror ²⁴ and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

The daily routine for most people is to look in the mirror.  Some of the reason they look in the mirror is to be presentable when others see them. Many times, there are those who will not just look in the mirror one time but several times, before leaving home.

The scriptures in James suggests that when we do not practice doing what we know is right, we have forgotten who we are in Christ.   Daily we should be groomed with the word of God, so that we can exhibit a changed life which is pleasing to God.  We might even consider taking another look and studying the word of God, to make sure that everything is lined up right.

Look in the Mirror, what do you see?

Philippians 4:13 KJV ‘I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.’

Being able to accomplish something does not mean that everything you need or think you need is available to you.  Often times when we are endeavoring to do God’s will, there appears to be lack.   Although your present state appears to be lack, this is not a sign that you will not fulfill the plans that God has for your life.

In Paul’s letter to the Philippians he shares the source of his strength to do anything comes from Christ.  We should consider that if we want to do God’s will, we should not rely on our strength, but the power that comes from Christ.

Exodus 3:13-14 NLT ¹³ But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?” ¹⁴ God replied to Moses, “I am who I am.^[d] Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.”

There is no name adequate enough to give God.   We have ascribed several adjectives to portray God such as: Almighty, Everlasting, Rock, Shield, Buckler, Most High …etc.  Yet these adjectives cannot do justice as a description of who God is.  When Moses was going to present himself to the Israelites as their deliverer, he wanted to know who should he tell them has sent him.   God told Moses to just tell the Israelites that “I am” has sent you.  God is whatever we need Him to be for us, in any situation that we may face.   God is able to deliver us from whatever has us bound.  God’s name is “I AM.”

Genesis 21:1-2 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. ² Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.

It has only been a few days in this brand-new year (2022).   Some of the things we thought God would do last year has still not happened.  Sometimes we view God’s ability to do the impossible in light of our time table.   The Lord God almighty can do what appears to be impossible.  If God promises something it will happen.

In the story of Abraham and Sarah, the elderly couple had a child in their old age.  Abraham was 100 years old, and Sarah was about 91 years old when their child Isaac was born.

It may have been a long time since you heard the voice of God saying that things will work out, and you still do not see any change. The appearance of no change is no indication that God cannot perform a miracle in your situation. God still performs miracles in his time. There is no limit what God can do.