Some of God’s people think they are all that.
They have their purposes fulfilled.
They feel they have done enough.
Their fine accomplishments have taken dominion in their own minds,
and in some cases, in the minds of others.
They may seem great in this world.
Others may notice their greatness.
Whatever we have done, if it does not glorify the Lord Jesus Christ,
it is of no value.
Yea doubtless, and I count all things
but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:
for whom I have suffered the loss of all things,
and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, Philippians 3:8
Some do not understand that playing the part is not what God wants.
He does not want actors in this great thing we call life.
He wants genuine worship, not the kind that can be mimicked or copied.
He wants our hearts seeking after Him in spirit and in truth, in fulness.
He also wants to have a real relationship with each one of us, not a fake one.
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth Him of the evil. Joel 2:13
God has purpose in everything He does.
If we are not just as genuine, just as purposeful in our efforts toward Jesus,
we are not treasuring His Kingdom
and putting Him at the forefront of our existence.
If we do not put Jesus first, we are not worthy of Him.
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 10:38
Washing the outside of the cup is not helping the inside.
And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed,
to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul,
that thou mayest live. Deuteronomy 30:6
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart,
and be no more stiffnecked. Deuteronomy 10:16
When we follow Jesus, it is a serious matter,
the most serious matter we have ever agreed to.
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke 9:62
Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32
He wants our all, everything we are and everything we have to give.
Acting holy is not where it’s at. Jesus is where it’s at.