His Glory My Joy, a blog of Author Luana Ehrlich

Most of us realize the food ads we see in magazines and on television are created by highly skilled photographers, and the food has been artfully manipulated to make it appear irresistible. A few years ago, I saw an article that described what happened when a professional photographer took pictures of the real thing and placed it alongside an appealing ad for the same product.  The results were humorous, though not too surprising.

In God’s Word, He’s presented us a “photograph” of the best, His Son.  Placed alongside Him, we fare badly, never able to fully measure up to His beauty, His holiness, and His lovingkindness.  Just like fast food in the real world isn’t exactly like the fast food presented by the advertising world, we live in the real world and have the scars to prove it.  However, one day an expert photographer will appear and airbrush away all our flaws.  Then, we’ll look our best. We’ll live in the best world, and most importantly, we’ll live with The Best.

“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”  1 John 3:2