The Perfect Reflection

If you could only use one word to describe God, what would it be? It is virtually impossible to describe the God of the Universe in one simple word. Many people would say things such as
God is:
Love
Mercy
Kindness
Holy
Unending
Unfailing
Truth
Salvation


There are so many words that can be used to describe God. During a conversation with a friend she made mention that a certain speaker stated, "there is no one word that describes God. It is impossible to use only one word to describe Him. But if you HAD to choose just one it would be - perfection."

Yes, God is all those things I listed above, and so much more. But He is perfect in ALL of those things. One of the most commonly used phrases I have heard recently is, "God is Love." He is love, but He is PERFECT love. This kind of love is unfailing, unending, and unconditional, but it is also disciplinary which is something not many people like to talk about. They think that because God is love that everything should be "perfect" in their life, and that things should be easy. Not exactly so.

One example of this loving discipline that a wise mentor gave me is a silver smith. A silver smith, when molding the silver, will put the lump into the fire and allow it to stay there just until it gets bright red and hot, too much flame and the silver can be ruined. Next he'll then remove it from the flame and "mold" or pound the silver. Over and over again this process happens, with the silver being placed into the flame, removed, and molded. How does this silver smith know the silver is ready? When he looks into the piece and can see his reflection clearly - then and only then does he know that it is ready. This is an awesome example of God's perfect love for us. He molds us, and places us in the fire, time and time again, but only for as long as we can handle, to get us to the point that we will reflect Him clearly.

 
Have you been through fires in life? God is preparing you to show His perfect reflection. God is love, but He is perfect love, and perfect love is what we should reflect.

~God Loves In All Ways, For Always~