The Upside Down World, Week 10, Day 1
by David Joynt on November 12, 2017
Stress Test Devotional April 20
April 20, 2024
WEEK 3 “MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL”
LUKE 18:9-10
The Evil Queen, in the story of Snow White, asks her talking mirror the famous question, ”Mirror, Mirror on the wall—who is the fairest of them all?” Every day the reply comes back, “You are, My Queen!” Until Snow White emerges, and the mirror is forced to rank the queen a distant second.
Jesus’ parable begins with a Pharisee and a Tax Collector going to pray. It would seem an evil queen and a devout Jewish legal scholar could not be more different. But notice how the queen poses her question—she does not say, “Mirror, Mirror, am I lovely?” Instead, she asks if her loveliness surpasses all others. In the same way, the Pharisee is keen to make clear his superiority to others, and to see it as a mark of his righteousness.
Do you define yourself in relation to others?
Do you flatter or humble yourself by the comparison?
FAMILY TIME— Is it wrong to be too concerned about your own appearance? Is it helpful to compare our behavior with others?
