Two Different People

I'll tell you a tale of two men. One man is a bit of a mess. He does lots of things he shouldn't. He cheats on his hours at work, he tells small lies to people, he rarely prays, he tries hard to fit into the world around him. He says mean and hurtful things to his spouse, he treats his parents poorly. He tries to get ahead with money, even if it means cheating people. 

There is a different man who attends his church regularly, praises those around his, pays his tithes, treats those around him with kindness and respect. Those around him look at his conduct and say he is a good neighbor and friend. 

Seems like a great contrast between these two people. What if I told you this is the same person. Many people have a "Sunday Religion" that is very different from how they actually live their lives. They somehow believe that if they put on a show, that the world will be fooled. 

But God won't be fooled. The opinions of men do not circumvent truth. The reality is that who we really are is revealed in what we do when we are not trying to impress someone.  In the above example, the first man is the real man, regardless of how unpleasant that may be. The second man is a work of fiction he created. He has turned his ideals into theory, and lives by a different standard. 

While we do need to keep the sabbath day holy, that does not mean we can put our religion away the other 6 days of the week. We must live our religion every day.