Don't You See?

Look at this picture. What do you see? Do you see a chameleon? Good. That's exactly what the artist wants you to see. However, this is an illusion. The picture is really of two naked women, painted to LOOK like a chameleon.

We live in a fallen world. The Bible tells us that we shouldn't look or act like "the world." We should stand out. We should be different, not made up to look like something we're not.

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." - Romans12:2

"You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own." - Leviticus 20:26

"The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so." - Romans 8:7

Don't you see? If we are truly Christians we won't look like or act like the world. We should stand out! We should be different than the world. If we look just like the world, aren't we just spitting in the face of God by calling ourselves Christians when we really are not?

God hates sin. He doesn't like unrepentant sinners much either. We can say we love Jesus but if we keep on sinning are our words really true? Don't we just look like the rest of the world?

So what does a Christian look like? They are the ones feeding the poor, they are the former drug users at the NA meeting helping someone kick the habit. They are not rioting in the streets. Christians are the ones who are loving others and demonstrating that  love through the living of their lives.

WE shouldn't be "acting" like a Christian. We should BE one! God knows whether we are acting or not. When God searches our hearts, let Him find us loving others, praying mindfully for the hurting and the lost. May we serve our God just like we worship - in spirit and in truth.