Saved By Grace

There is a song I was struck by the other night as I was driving home. I've heard it before I just never fully understood the lyrics. In this song, entitled "Undo" by Rush of Fools, they sing:

"To label me a hypocrite would be
Only scratching the surface of who I've been known to be"

And I was just thinking how bold it is for them to come straight out and proclaim to the world that not only are they hypocrites, but the disease of hypocrisy is ingrained in their very character. Hypocrisy is something I've tried my entire life to avoid. I've seen it enough in the Church that I never wanted it to be true of myself. But I think the truth is that anyone who tries to make a stand for anything will inevitably be a hypocrite. We can not live perfect lives but better yet, we weren't called to live perfect lives! Isn't that what Christianity is about? The fact that we cannot live a life of righteousness but that Jesus Christ lived it in our place. The theologian Charles Spurgeon once said,

"if your sin is small then your savior will be small also. But if your sin is great then your savior must be great."

As Christians we must learn to admit that our sin is great. To say we are free from hypocrisy would be hypocritical. We have got to be honest, because honesty in our sin shows a deep belief in the greatness of our God to overcome it.

I had the lyrics of this song up on my away message one night and a friend responded with this statement:

"To label you a daughter of the King would be only scratching the surface of who you've been saved by grace to be."

What encouraging truth! That as Christian men and women we are daughters and sons of the Most High God and as such, we are free to admit who we really are because He has saved us by His grace for His glory and our benefit.