Replica Christian

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven." Matthew 7:21

What you see before you are replicas: they don't function like the things they represent. And it's pretty obvious. The rocker will never welcome a weary grandma at the end of the day. The camera is a pencil sharpener so it has some purpose but it won't record a memory. The dial on the phone doesn't move so it will never make a memory but it will remind me of my childhood.

There are replicas in our faith community as well. And they aren't so obvious. Jesus is warning against false prophets in this passage that come as wolves in sheep's clothing. Now I don't know why anyone would want to be a false prophet unless of course they're working for the enemy. He is pretty coniving so I wouldn't put it past him to lead us astray by making us feel we are being led by truth.

Truth is Light though and that Light nourishes fruit so look closely at those you follow. Under the fluff and pomp and circumstance is there fruit? If the branches are barren ... run! Find a tree with fruit. Become a tree that bares fruit otherwise you're just a replica Christian and replicas may look pretty on a shelf but we all know they are dust collectors. I had to clean those little knick knacks before I took the picture. Can't have dust in the picture just as God can't let His streets of gold become dusty. He's a bit harsher when it comes to keeping the Mansion clean.

Replicas have no purpose and replica Christians have no place in heaven. Sobering thought.