HAVE YOU COME OUT OF THE CLOSET YET?

Have you come out of the closet yet??

When you think about somebody coming out of the closet, you might think of sodomites, homosexuals, and lesbians choosing to disclose their sinful sexual perversions.

But my question is directed to those closet christians, who choose to downplay or hide their christian faith and beliefs, in the hope of not offending, but rather pleasing people.

In 2 Corinthians: 9 Paul says, “We have as our ambition to be pleasing to Him.” For example, look at Paul’s life. He lived to please the Lord.

He was like a violinist who really didn’t care for the applause of the audience, but longed for the smile of the master who taught him how to play.

He was like an athlete who wasn’t really moved by the roar of the crowd, but by the commendation of the coach.

He was like a soldier who fought not for the thrill of victory, but the affirmation of his general who said, “Well done, soldier.”

The apostle Paul knew exactly who it was he had to please. In Galatians 1:10 he writes, “Am I striving to please men? If I were still striving or trying to please men I would not be a bond-servant of Christ, I can’t do both.” The focus is to please Him.

It’s like 2 Timothy 2:3-4 Paul says to Timothy, that being a christian is like a soldier. The soldier has to suffer hardship and the soldier has to disconnect himself from all the earthly entanglements, in order that he might please the one who chose him to be a soldier.

This is the basic principle of all Christian living, you do whatever you do to please the Lord. You present your body a living sacrifice, you come to a renewed mind because that is well-pleasing, Romans 12:2

In Ephesians 5: 8-10 “Walk as children of light, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.” Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

In the light of these scriptures, I would urge you if you are a “closet christian,” to stop pleasing people, and “COME OUT” and live a life pleasing to God.