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 “The Man in the Mirror”

 

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We have been speaking about spiritual hearing in the inner ear of the spirit. And our ability to hear is based on our middle ear, which is our heart. It's important to have a soft and tender heart towards God. If you develop a hard or rebellious heart you're going to experience blockage in your hearing.

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I've entitled this message “The Man in the Mirror.”  That was a song that was sung by Michael Jackson …. but the mirror that we're talking about today is the mirror of the Word of God. It's not only important to hear the Word but to put it into action. And the Bible says that if you fail to do that, you're like a man who looks at himself in the mirror, and walks away and forgets what he looks like.

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There is a very godly king who heard from God, but later on in his reign, he stopped hearing from God. His name is Uzziah - King of Judah.  At the age of 16 he became king and reigned for 52 years, he had many prosperous years, he grew in strength and power - he defeated the Philistines and the Ammonites who were 2 powerful enemies. He built towers around Jerusalem, dug wells, and the land was fruitful. But trouble is lurking at the door, it all ended badly because of his inability to listen.

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2 Chronicles 26: 1 Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. ...5 He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper…. 16 But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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G. Campbell Morgan states: “Prosperity always puts the soul in danger of pride, of the heart lifted up; and pride ever goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

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Pride crept into Uzziah’s heart, followed by jealousy, he wanted even more of the spotlight. He did the unthinkable by masquerading as a priest and defiling the temple…and God struck him with leprosy. Spiritual leprosy is a biblical metaphor for sin, symbolizing soul decay, moral impurity, and separation from God and community. God would judge Uzziah - instantly - he would be isolated from his family, his kingdom, and the temple for the remainder of his life.

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How's your heart this morning? Are you patiently waiting on God and seeking answers from Him? Is your heart in a position of being soft and pliable towards Him? You may need to take an objective look in the mirror…the mirror is God’s Word.