microscope: an optical instrument that uses a lens or combination of lenses to produce a magnified image
Does Jesus Christ need to be magnified? Instantly we think how could an infinite, glorious God need or use a mere depraved human being to magnify the Son of God? God is so much bigger than us, but yet so are the stars. Telescopes were made so we could see these large stars that are so far away and bring them close and near to us. The telescope has helped us see what the stars really look like. Our body, our lives, our character, everything we do as a follower of Jesus Christ is to be a telescope to the world that brings Christ close and near to people.
The roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it. - C.S. Lewis
This broken world has a small view of God. For the most part it is also a very distorted view of God. A microscope produces a magnified image and so must our lives. No matter what our circumstances or lot in life may be we can magnify Christ, we can be a microscope. Our lives are a lens which others look through to see Jesus. Just as you may need glasses or contacts to see clearly, a lost world needs Christians to be the lens to see who Jesus really is. Today will you be that lens? We can have immense impact on a lost world by living a life magnifying Christ. You may not think so, but a lost world is searching and they are watching you.
“...Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or death.” - Philippians 1:20a
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