Oh, what dangers lie upon the surface! The white smile, the twinkling eye, the seemingly innocent "selfies". Humanity does belie herself. The old saying, "you cannot judge a book by its cover" speaks volumes here. People whose cover pages are filled with trendy Christian quotes, pictures of a smiling happy couple/family, the compassionate and loving plastic people wrapped in the cellophane of the internet with an eye pleasing appeal... all is well... on the surface.
However at the end of the day, are we living up to the quotes we post? Or are we simply posting these things to save face? What are we when the glow of the wireless device fades? Are we still able to look in the mirror at the end of the day, the "selfie" of reality, and say to ourselves "I know who you are"? Have we fallen prey to the allure of becoming something else other than who we are simply because we can. Are we reflecting the truth of ourselves to others or are we more contented to lie to ourselves and everyone else to appear more intriguing and exciting?
There is a book however that looks below the surface, one that searches the depths of the human soul. This book tears away the falsity, looks beyond the mask to see the true face of the person. The Bible is easy to quote, but to live by it is another thing altogether. So many know only ink and page and have only scratched the surface of this blessed book. The reason most don't go beyond the cover is because the deeper we dig into that endless wealth of knowledge, the more we begin to see ourselves as we truly are.
Hebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
When we open His book, He opens ours, and anytime His book is opened we are left outspoken. This passage tells us that even those things we do with false pretence, those comments we make to further our agendas, even the intent that we have to view someones profile, are known to God!
I encourage you to think before you post, refrain from posting if it compromises you, don't show yourself in a false light, and live what you convey you are to others. There are good uses for FaceBook, but if you are on FaceBook more than your face is in His book take inventory. Don't be afraid to block someone or unfriend them if all they ever post are things that leave you feeling dirty. What if at that split second when you were stumbling upon that nasty post, someone who has been observing your walk with God happened to see it as well? Of even more concern is the spot in your mind that thing inhabits for a time, a place reserved for Jesus! Truth is... FaceBook friends, if truly friends at all, will not try to degrade or place you in a position to sin.
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