Thought For Today: “A Christian’s Façade”

A façade is a superficial appearance or an illusion of something that it’s not.

In my trips through Nevada, I’ve seen many façades. They are often found in small roadside cafés or casinos. If you look at the front, they look like they are new, updated, and thriving. But once you walk around to the side you see another picture. It’s usually an old, dilapidated building and much smaller than what the front would indicate.

We’re not much different. Our spiritual lives take on a façade because we don’t want to take the time or effort necessary to allow the change God desires, and so we give off the illusion that we’re something we’re not.

But God is not impressed by our outside appearances. Rather, He’s concerned with the inward. His desire is to see us transformed through the inward working of the Holy Spirit, and stop being changed by the surrounding world.

“For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)