Deeper Life #269

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

—Matthew 7:15

TWO-FACED” IS A FIGURE OF speech used to describe someone’s double dealing and falsehood. Probably the hardest and most cruel class of people is those who come under that heading.

When we study the life of King David, we are appalled to learn that for a time he was a double-dealing, two-faced fellow. This mighty man of God committed the wickedest sin possible. I do not refer to adultery or murder, but to something infinitely worse—a deep, subtle, inward hypocrisy, tremendous and profound. David lived a two-faced life for a year. He administered justice to others, while he was a whited sepulcher underneath.

If you want to know how it is possible for a man like David to have done this, you must allow God to reveal the possibilities of your own nature.

Prayer Thought: Lord, forgive me when I am tempted to be two-faced.

SUGGESTED READING: Matthew 7:15–23