One of the most fascinating people to see operate is an
illusionist. Illusionist have a unique ability to cause people to miss
something lying directly in their face. I watched a movie and the illusionist
told the audience "watch very close, keep your eyes directly on me"
and while everyone was focused on him, right in front of their eyes, he made a
quick and subtle shift with his hand and the card disappeared. Everyone was amazed and cheered.
Later someone came and exposed the illusionist for what
he was doing, so everyone could know it wasn't real. After seeing the exposure
video, people were still coming out to see the illusionist, despite knowing the
act was staged, the people continued to come out simply to be entertained.
II Corinthians 4:1-4 declares "Therefore, since we
have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we
have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor
handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth
commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. But even if
our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the
god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel
of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them."
As believers in Christ, we have the truth in our
possession and the minds of those who don't believe are blinded, however, the
only thing keeping our minds from being blinded is our commitment to renounce
the hidden things of shame. Similar to
those to who were lured in to the deception of the illusionist, many of us
refuse to accept the truth because we are entertained by those hidden things,
and if we were to renounce those things, it would mean we would have to give up
something that entertains us.
If we are to have our eyes open to truth, it requires us
to renounce illusions. What areas in
your life have you failed to renounce?
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