The Great
Pretender
(Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new
creature;
the old things passed away; behold, new things have
come.
2
Corinthians 5:17)
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
I bow my head
But my spirit is dead
I'm phony, but no one can tell
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Sometimes I fool even myself
I play the game
But to my real shame
My Bible just stays on the shelf
Too real is this feeling of make
believe
Too real, when I feel what my heart
can't conceal
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
I know when to say, "Praise the Lord"
I grace this pew
In a suit that's brand new
I tithe all that I can afford
It's got to look good to the board
Perhaps you have heard me quote John
3:16
But deep in my heart I don't know
what it means
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Outside, I look perfectly whole
I seem to be
What I'm not, you see
I know there'll be peace in my soul
If I just let God have control
Have control
Oh Lord, its us again.
Finding humor in this song meant to reveal something
that is not funny.
The life of someone who is entrenched in religion,
but has no relationship with You.
Someone who goes through the motions and rituals,
but inside they are still dead.
You addressed this several times when You were here
in the flesh.
You called the Pharisees, the religious teachers of
the day, 'white-washed' tombs.
All clean on the outside and full of death and decay
on the inside.
You told us that many will come before You in the
day of judgement
and claim that they had done many religious things
in Your name and yet
You will tell them, "Depart from me, you who
practice lawlessness.
I never knew you!" Oh, please, open the eyes of any who read these
words today so that they see that they are just
going through the act.
You have never wanted sacrifices and burnt
offerings,
You've always wanted our hearts. Reach down to
those who are
pretending and give them the faith they need to
enter into a true love
relationship with the Most High God! In that they
will be given new life
and an eternal home with You! This is our prayer
this morning, Jesus,
that new souls would be added to Your kingdom today,
even as we pray
in Your beautiful name. Amen.
