Psalm 19:13-14
“Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.”
In a large church where I was an associate pastor, there was a precious saint who seemed so close to the Lord that we were sure they walked and talked together. (In a way they did!) One day I commented on it to him. He just smiled and said, “Son, you have no idea of the many times each day I have to go the Lord and ask Him for forgiveness.”
I once heard a Christian celebrity share something that had happened to her family. They were running late for church one week. She and her husband were screaming at the kids to get them ready. The anger and screaming continued as they drove to the church trying to get the children to be quiet and quit fighting.
They drove into the church parking lot and, as they emerged from the car, there was a dramatic transformation. There was no more anger, no screaming, no threats–just smiles. They acted like a perfect model family with no behavior problems whatsoever.
Here is the question: Who were they? Who was that man that so many of us in the church considered saint like? Who was that family that arrived at church that Sunday morning acting like they were the image of perfection?
Are you ready for the next question? Who are you really? Do you put on a false front so people will think you are more spiritual than you really are? I want to be real–warts and all. Accountability is essential and I want you to hold me to that!
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil
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