Insecurity speaking louder then personality

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A friend of mine had expressed his feelings toward “church people” and how “fake” one could be, particularly leaders. It caused me to ponder on the reality of insecurity. This disabling realm of untruth, that forms due to personal past circumstances, has crippled our heritage.  Not in the sense of race or a formal statement of religious beliefs; no, the heritage that Christ died for, which brings forth great peace! We are to operate in unity.

The greatness of what Christ has done for us has caused us to be free, but how can we be free if we are always fighting? We must find our distinctive nature by “making every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy…”(Hebrews 12:14 NIV).

Excuse me, but I have to release what is so disturbing.  It’s not all adding up, there is no way we would drink a glass of water, if we found a strange creature swimming in it.  However, we drink from the cup of insecurity that clouds our judgment causing untruths to be spoken, when we should be encountering God’s presence.

The commandment “Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain”; has even been misinterpreted.  The Hebrew word for name is Shem, it definition meant more then just “name”, in Ancient Hebrew culture.  It was the very breath of a person; emphasizing on their character.  Sheva is the Hebrew word for vain which means empty and can be interpreted as falsely.   So when God said, “Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain”, he was saying we shouldn’t represent his character falsely.

We are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood; therefore, love must  be our higher standard. As we remember who we are, fearfully and wonderfully made, we must pledge not to allow insecurity to speak louder then our personality, we must follow peace with all men.