Are you Christian Plated or Solid Christian
We had a conversation recently about a gold plated necklace. It was shiny on the outside, but Just base metal on the inside. It gave the impression of being perfect, spotless, and unspoiled, but that image was imperfect, spotted, and spoiled. The inside was a much cheaper metal. The conversation lead to an analogy of Christian life. It is very easy to let the world lead you into leading a Christian plated life as opposed to being a Solid Christian life. Do you stand up for Christ's values? Are you living and loving as Christ did? OR – are you accepting the worlds view of what a Christian should be like – and accepting the "I'm a good person" life? There a lot of folks in the world who profess to be Christians, but they are Christian Plated – they look shiny on the outside, but are worldly on the inside. They have let the world define who they are and play-act as a Christian.
Regardless of whether you think you are a "good person" or not – God knows the heart. There is no hiding from Him. Psalm 44:20-21 If we had forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god, Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
I may have more to add to this in the future – but for now this is what God has laid upon my heart to be shared and to make me consider my own life as well. God is good!
