Looking in the Mirror
iffy33 | July 02, 2009 16:37As Christians, we are called to be the radiant light of Jesus Christ in everything we do. Hypocrasy is confessing to the world that you are a follower of Jesus Christ and then not living your life in a manner that is in obedience to His Word. Living the Word is surely very different than being "puffed" up by our knowledge of the Word.
James 1:22-24 Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the Word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in the mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.(NIV)
The most common excuse that I hear as to why people reject God and the church in general, is the perceived hypocrasy of the so-called Christians acting like pagans.
Jesus Christ fullfilled all of the promises of His Word. He walked the walk. His obedience to the Word was absolute and perfect as He died on the cross for all to be saved.
I exhort all of my brethren to be "doers" of the Word and not just "readers" or "hearers" of the Word.
My prayer is that as we look into the daily mirror of self-examination, that the Holy Spirit would reveal the truth to us; that we would be in a state of continual transformation; and that our lives would be an example of the radiant light of Jesus Christ for all the world to see.
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