WALKING IMAGES

John 16:7-15
7 I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 When He comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment . . . 12 I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will bring glory to Me by taking from what is Mine and making it known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said theSpirit will take from what is Mine and make it known to you.

An ad agency located in the city of Big Ben has come up with a new advertising ploy--using people's faces. The Cunning Stunts group from London has employed college students to wear logos on their foreheads.

People are paid about $7 an hour to wear the semi-permanent tattoos as they mix and mingle in public places. With the images stamped on their skin, the students are literally walking billboards for stuff like magazines and radio stations.

"The idea came when we realized how much coverage students gained in the newspapers during recent demonstrations," said Nikki Horton of Cunning Stunts. "This is a new way for them to supplement their meager income, but it's also the new advertising medium."

This bizarre way to earn money made me think of the much better way God has designed for us to project Jesus' image to the world. We have the Holy Spirit working within us to help our outward expressions become more and more like our Lord's.

In John 16, Jesus was helping His disciples prepare for their mission. He told them that the Holy Spirit would be coming to
them (v.7), and that the Spirit would allow His work to spread farther than the limits of His own localized ministry. He also
explained that the Holy Spirit would:

* Convict unbelievers of their unrighteousness.
* Direct believers into a more perfect representation of Jesus.

In verse 14 we read, "He will bring glory to Me by taking from what is Mine and making it known to you." Isn't that amazing! Jesus is revealed by the Holy Spirit in our lives. His glory shines from us as we submit to the Spirit and grow into a more complete reflection of Jesus.

The Holy Spirit glorifies the Son of God by revealing Jesus' reality in the lives of believers. No need for any logos on our foreheads. You and I are to be walking images of His glory. --Tom Felten

DESTINATION POINTS

* How have I sensed the Holy Spirit working to make me more like Jesus?
* What would my friends and family say is the image I am projecting to the world?

LINKS:
The Mind Of Christ
http://www.discoveryseries.org/q0209

The Promise Of The Spirit
http://www.discoveryseries.org/q0306

bottom line: The Spirit helps us reflect Jesus more wholly.

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