[The Glory Unveiled]
“It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another.” [ Proverbs 27:17 TPT ]
A wise man once said that a flock of sheep led by a lion soon becomes a pride of lions but a pride of lions led by a sheep soon becomes a flock of sheep. This statement is a statement of influence, and it so agrees with what the Bible says in our anchor text above. Blades are sharpened with grinding wheels or with other sharpening tools. Nothing is sharpened by itself. In like manner, character is sharpened by people. Our association with people rubs off their character on us. A person begins to behave like another person when they stick with them for sometime. It always takes someone to sharpen another’s character and skills. No individual person is sharpened by themselves but by their surroundings. This is a call to be careful with the things and people we surround ourselves with. People can become anyone they associate with even if they don’t want to be like them. The only determiner is an association with another person. Our character is sharpened when we come into contact with other people. Hence, we must be selective and intentional about our association. But even though iron sharpens iron, for the believer, they are sharpened by beholding the face of Jesus. We are sharpened as we behold His blazing face. Our transfiguration and transformation happen when we come into face to face fellowship with the Spirit of Christ. This sharpening by fellowship with the Lord is translated in our communion with one another. But the question is, who or what is sharpening your character?
Prayer_Bead: Father God, thank you for the wonderful grace of knowing that my associations influence my character. Please help me to associate with the right people and with your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
Wisdom_Quote: Jesus is the mirror image the believer strives to look like.
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