Which are you? More specifically, I need to see; which am I?
Perfect people don’t need a Savior, they have themselves. Their own power, their own career, and even their faith, has been placed in the things of this world. What happens when the darkness comes into their lives? “Because in this world you will have trouble,” does this derail the perfect life? The sad, crazy, hypocritical truth is that some perfect people even sit in a pew week after week; you see they prayed once when they were 5…so they are good with God. Or they are just there to network, to get customers. What a conundrum we humans are...smart enough to know when someone is lying but blind to our own lies. Made in Gods image but allowed to choose what god we serve.
Plastic people realize their need for a Savior, but they put Jesus on like a mask. Sometimes just on Sunday and sometimes for everyday of their lives. He is a cloak that is thrown over the mess inside, the thought process is… that I can show people how saved I am…the problem is the majority of people see through the cloak more often than not. This can be a defense mechanism as well, I have been hurt therefore I will protect myself with this cloak of salvation, but no one gets in even Jesus. So, true healing cannot be accomplished.
Forgiven people see more clearly the true picture of the Trinity; the perfection of the Creator, the sacrifice of the Son, and the Baptism of the Spirit. Even so…each and every one of us need a Savior every minute of every day; big ways, small ways it doesn’t matter they are the same in Gods eyes. When will we get that? Quit Judging, Quit Persecuting, we do have the right to our own opinions…BUT that doesn’t mean that our own opinions ARE RIGHT!! Because you see we are all desperately in need of a Savior. Even those who are trying to follow Christ, to walk through this life as Christians to us Paul says: All of us, then who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Philippians 3:15. To me that means if you are thinking of yourself as better, more right, or more Holy, than anyone else then you better think again… there is no hierarchy of sin. Sin is a choice; a decision to pick what I want over what God wants… because we are saved by Grace…not of our own works, the only thing you may have done right is choose Christ. However unless we are walking in Love we might want to double check that. Sorry, but the bible doesn’t promise a “Happily ever after” at least not until Heaven. That’s where our Hope should be; that’s what we are here for… to love others that they might see and want to know more about Jesus who is our ticket to an eternity of JOY.
We are NOT here to set up rules, to set up mega churches, to judge people to death; we are here to love them to life.
Can we even see the difference? Because, guess what the world sure can!!
Can we, or rather can I show the world the me that is...NOT perfect but perfectly forgiven.
To be transparent is a scary calling…
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