Lets Be Honest
Have you ever met someone who is trying their best to construct something whole and sound without any instructions? The parents of a young child exercises patience as they watch their child struggling while stubbornly insisting, “I’ll do it myself!” That same child will grow and cringe as they listen to their parents trying to utilize modern slang in conversation in an effort to seem “cool” and failing miserably. When we try to reverse engineer something without a complete understanding of how it works, failure is inevitable.
Christians carry an enormous responsibility to be “the light of the world.” This was the plan for Adam from the beginning to be a visible reflection of the invisible God within creation. The Fall into sin utterly marred that reflection. Religious men still tried to embrace and reflect that image but they were missing an informed heart. They clung to the commandments, poured over them, interpreted them, and developed many applications and traditions from them but instead of growing closer to God, they only became more self-righteous.
It was a total shock to their system, then, when they met Jesus. He was the source of the commandments, the source of Light. Yet, His way of living was so different from theirs. Their self-constructed morality and sense of superiority paled so starkly in His presence. Sadly, instead of drawing them into repentance, forgiveness, and restoration, it drove them to attack their Lord. The justification of self mattered more to them than the worship of their God.
This danger still remains for us today. It is a weakness in the human race that we often value saying the right thing or even doing the right thing over dependence and reliance on Jesus. The only way to maintain this mirage is to avoid looking directly at Him. This half-measure leads us to feel good about ourselves but fails miserably in honoring God.
Join us at The Mosaic over the next four weeks as we endeavor to “Be Honest” about our relationship with God.