"Having a form of
godliness, but denying the power thereof."
(II Timothy 3:5)
I saw a big empty shell of a
locust which was stuck to tree. He was
stuck there with feet that no longer had life in them. He had wings but could
not fly. It had antenna that could not
sense and feel. He was just a shell.
The Bible gives a description
of lifeless professing Christianity that will exist in the last days. It will have a "form" of godliness,
but with no power. They will have denied the "Gospel, the power of God
unto salvation." (Romans 1:16) They
will do religious things in the energy of the flesh but without having the
power of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:8) They will operate without the power of the
Word. (Hebrews 1:8) They will do nothing for which they would need God or His
power. All the while they will be adding new, ingenious man-made programs while
denying the power of God available to minister. It will have all the appearance
of life but it will be just an empty shell of the real thing. It will be
religion without life.
May we not be guilty of such
pretense.
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