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Luke 12: 2 (NIV)
“There is nothing concealed that will not
be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.”
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| When you worry about your reputation but not your character, the red light is flashing.* |
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There
are some things that we keep secret for good reasons, but here Jesus is
addressing the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. While he is clearly condemning them
for being two-faced, there is another element of his warning that we often
overlook: the pointlessness of trying to appear to be better than you are.
Sure, God sees what you’re really made of, but being a hypocrite involves your
relationships with other humans and, as the saying goes, you can fool some of
the people some of the time but you can’t fool all the people all the time.
Sooner or later you will be exposed for the phony that you are.
None of us is
what we should be. Trying, failing, repenting, and trying again – that’s what a
sincere Christian looks like. You are not a hypocrite if you simply fail to
practice to perfection what you preach. But if you are putting on a show of
virtue or condemning others for their lack of perfection, your days of faking
it are numbered!
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| Integrity produces faithfulness, not perfection.* |
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