Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

I avoid mirrors like the plague. All I see is a tired old man who is overweight and balding. Mirrors are brutally honest. I doubt I will ever be satisfied with my image because I am human.

If I were to try and see Jesus in the mirror, I would be sorely disappointed. So how do we see Jesus? How do we behold His face? The simple answer is by faith but I have to ask, are you satisfied with what you see by faith?

This is always a problem for us if we only look to self-reflection to see Jesus. I know Him by His Word and I admit I don’t measure up. No matter how hard I try I will never be Jesus. So what can we do to help ourselves?

How about taking a realistic view of our change. Are we the people we were a year ago or five years ago, or at our lowest point where we admitted we needed God’s help? No. We are not the same.

We set goals in life in order to achieve better things for ourselves. Careers are usually measured by milestones of education, promotion and salary. How are we to measure growth in Christ? When will we be satisfied?

Psalm 42:1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

If I am going to be honest with myself, the satisfaction of Ps 17:15 will only come after I have been translated and this life is over.

If we look to be satisfied, we will be satisfied. The flesh which is fading away will say enough is enough. I’m good enough. That is the failure of self-satisfaction, we lose our thirst for God.