May 24

Being like Jesus is a total impossibility to the natural man. Even the man who is redeemed realizes the formidable transformation that God wants to do within him is not something that He can accomplish unless He does it Himself. The natural man who has been bought by Christ and washed in His blood knows his limitations.

The Word has promises throughout its pages that point toward the cleansing Jesus’ sacrifice will accomplish in the behalf of the penitent sinner. It is these promises upon which the ancient people of God, Israel, based their hope of salvation. It is these promises that believers in Christ see fulfilled in Him.

Among these types and shadows of the Lord and His sacrifice of Himself for all of mankind is the one found in Numbers 6:25, 26. Here it says, “The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to your; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.”

This tells us that we, like the moon, have no light of our own. What we do have is the ability to allow the Light of the world, Jesus Christ, to shine through us. As the moon reflects the sun, so may we reflect Jesus. Once we have given ourselves to Him, we become mirrors that reflect His glorious Light and Peace.