MY LIFE IN HD

This morning my daily devotional led me to Luke 12:2-5. This is one of those passages that hits with the force TROY POLAMALU. In other words, its the kind of passage that you still feel when you wake up the next morning.

Here's Luke 11:2-5 in the NLT.

"For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. 4 And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!"

One day my life is going to be broadcast in HD 1080p. Everything is going to be revealed. Everything!

All of the skeletons will come out of the closet.

Every secret sin will be exposed and become "not so secret" anymore.

The lies, whispers and gossip that I savored like a fine piece of steak and then spread with the gusto of a TMZ reporter, will all come out.

Here's the way Luke 12:1-2 reads in The Message.

Luke 12:1-5 (MSG), By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other's toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus' primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, "Watch yourselves carefully so you don't get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. 2 You can't keep your true self hidden forever; before long you'll be exposed. You can't hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. 3 You can't whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day's coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town. 4 I'm speaking to you as dear friends. Don't be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There's nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. 5. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life - body and soul - in his hands."

Here's the point: reverence for a holy God demands that we live genuine, authentic lives.

The world is so tired of religious fakes. But do you know who's more tired of it? God.

And reverence for a sovereign and holy God demands authenticity on my part.

I'm praying for God to so fill me with His Holy Spirit that I wouldn't mind for my life to be broadcast in HD 1080p. I'm praying that God's Spirit keep me from deteriorating into role playing and "image" keeping. I want to be a man who walks honestly and humbly before God.

Here's the scoop: I've got a lot of growing to do.

Question: What about you? How are you doing in their of authenticity? Do you tend to wear a mask, play a role or hide behind some kind of religious disguise? What steps do you need to take to become more genuine and real in the way you approach your daily life?

Something to think about.