Seeing God Face to Face Beyond Poor Reflection in a Mirror

Not many of us are fully satisfied with what we see in the mirror; are we? Your image in the mirror does not reflect you accurately; does it? But then a mirror reflects a longing within us to see ourselves as we truly are; to be known fully and perfectly as God alone knows you and me.

St. Paul uses the image of a mirror to write about things we know now on earth and things we are yet to see in life beyond the grave. He says, “Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face.”1

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Paul reminds us that realities and truth we have understood now is just a glimpse of what heaven is going to be like.

Today we see through a glass, darkly; or in a mirror, dimly. But he shouts out the hope that one day we shall see face to face.

Yes, those who have known the love of God in their lives and have responded to that supreme sacrifice of Jesus on the cross where he poured out his blood for the forgiveness of our sins; one day will see Jesus face to face.

We will also see our loved ones again—all those who have died believing in him who died for them and rose again from the dead.

Then reflections in the mirror will give way to realities when what is dimly seen becomes clearly seen. This is our blessed hope when Jesus comes again as he promised to take us home for ever!


11 Corinthians 13:12a Bible NIV 1984. See different translations of this verse.

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