Humans are the most complicated being among
all the creatures in the planet earth. People are not usually who they pose to be or
claim to be. The innocence of childhood quickly passes away, with the growing
state of adulthood. People adopt lies more quickly than the truth. Solomon who
authors a book in the Bible states this observation about human being. "God
made men and women true and upright; we are the ones who made a mess of things.”
In other English translations it is said that ‘man pursued many schemes,’ and
most of the time the bad ones.
The problem of people is that they randomly do good but predominantly settle with the evil and selfish ones. All efforts are taken to sell oneself as noble and good people than working on the struggles of their personal heart. O S Guinness States “Much of today’s focus is on ‘prevention ethics’ rather than on principled ethics. It is more concerned with ‘not being caught’ (or sued or exposed in the press) than with doing right.” How true the statement is if you seriously ponder on it. Hiding is human nature. We wish to portray the good part while still dwelling on our dirty selfish motives which shows up so casually.
It is recorded in the Bible about Jesus warning people about their hypocrisy, especially the ones who are called as prophets and claim to guide others with the divine insight, “Be on your guard against false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.". It does not only refer about people who are outside of us, but includes us too. Most of the time when it comes to evil, we tend to point our fingers on others than pointing the evil and failures within us. Research has repeatedly shown that we cannot tell who is lying. Yet when we are told someone is abusing, we think– “I know that person; it cannot be true!” Scripture warns us that our hearts are utterly deceitful. We do not even know our own! A good heart check for today as Lysa TerKeurst poses this retrospective question: 'Is my attention being held by something sacred or something secret? Sacred worship is all about God. Secret worship is all about something in this world that seems so attractive on the outside but will devour us on the inside.'.
If what is narrated in this blog highlights the state of your heart, then it is high time that you find help from the savior who has offered the salvation already. Here’s what the Bible says about salvation: Jesus is the source of salvation for the world, and He is the only one who provides forgiveness of sins. Rejection of Jesus results in God’s wrath, but belief in Jesus rescues from wrath. You can talk to him in prayer, to transform you to an honest sincere person who God wants you to be. You just don't remain the same thereafter.
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