Eyes on Him

The Christian will no doubt find themselves under more scrutiny than other people as they hustle about their daily business. We are under orders not to judge, but the Lord’s dictum in Matthew 7:20 is clear, “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” If we say one thing but do another, then those who listen to us are justified in saying to us, “Physician, heal thyself” (Luke 4:23). We cry, “All serene!”, but out works testify against us and our conversion might be largely imaginary. Now the unbeliever should be warned that finger pointing at such hypocrisy is a very weak case. It is no use thinking to yourself – I will stand before the Lord and say, “Look, John Doe called himself a Christian but he was a hypocrite.” Do not be fooled. For now, the “wheat” and the “tares” will grow together, until the harvest. Until the harvest, some will profess but not possess the faith. Spurgeon aptly described these frauds: “I remember one who was very saintly in his talk. I will call him John Fairspeech. Oh, how cunningly he could act the hypocrite, getting among our young men and leading them into all manner of sin and iniquity; yet he would call to see me and have a half hour of spiritual conversation!” Some use the title of Christian yet they bring the utmost shame to the name of Christ. Therefore, fix your eyes solely on Jesus, not man.