DON'T JUST PRETEND
Today's reading: 1 Peter 1-3
"So get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit. Don't just pretend to be good! Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing." 1 Peter 2:1 NLT
Did you know the original word for 'hypocrite' meant actor or stage player?
Someone who is playing a part.
Someone acting out a role.
Someone 'wearing a mask'.
Do we do that?
Do we merely play the part of Christian? Do we act out the role? Do we wear the mask--maybe on Sunday only? When we bump into someone from church?
Believers, if we are going to make the God-sized impact God has asked us to make, we need to stop being 'two-faced'.
We need to make sure our actions and words and attitudes mimic the Lord at all times and in all situations.
This is not a verse to rashly apply to the lives of those we know--it's one we must take personally. It's a verse we need to read, and re-read, then take a long hard look in the mirror through its lenses.
