[11] Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. [12] For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. [13] And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. ~ Hebrews 4:11-13
There is nothing in all of creation that can be hidden from God, nor can He be bamboozled into accepting someone who has rejected Him. But know this: “Everything is opened and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13).
What I want you to understand is this: It’s like what Charles Spurgeon said: “The Gospel that does not change me will not save me.” Jesus spent time with Pharisees and tax collectors, and wayward people, but He did not leave them the way He found them. Their lives were forever changed for the good by their encounter with the Savior.
Let us consider the caterpillar and its transition to a butterfly. The caterpillar doesn’t just believe that it’s a butterfly; it actually becomes a butterfly. He builds a cocoon and seals himself inside, and goes through a complete transformation.
When he emerges from the cocoon, he is unrecognizable because the old caterpillar has passed away and the new butterfly has emerged.
In contrast, the Gospel doesn’t polish up the outside; instead, it transforms the inside by removing all fleshly, sinful, and selfish desires and replacing them with Godly desires. Therefore, the Gospel doesn’t make us better caterpillars; it makes us entirely new creatures.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Let His Religion Change You.