In the 2002 movie The Master of Disguise, Pistachio Disguisey, an Italian waiter, has to call on his inherited skills of disguise to save his family before they are killed by his father’s former arch-enemy. Wow! What a wild tale in the telling! An ordinary man is required to assume his inheritance to become someone completely different to save someone in need.
The story plot sounds just like that of the Christian. Us, super-sleuths for Jesus. It’s found in 1 John 5:2.
“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.”
Admittedly, that doesn’t read much like the plot of The Master of Disguise, but it is, straight across the board. Just like in any good intrigue, we have to look at the meanings behind the words to see the secrets exposed.
Our first clue:
Look at “children of God.” In the movie, Pistachio was a sweet-natured and humble waiter. A master of deception and artful disguise? How ridiculous! Yet, this was a skill that ran in his family, parent to child. When he called on his innate skills, he simply became the man he already was, a master of supernatural disguise.
Our spiritual heritage runs in our veins. We might be totally human, but our creation was at the hand of the almighty God. His touch flows in our blood. When we give ourselves to him, we become the men and women God made us to be, wearing the image of Christ.
The second clue:
Read the words “we love God and keep his commandments.” Pistachio didn’t morph easily into becoming someone other than a simple-minded waiter. When he discovered he was indeed a master of disguise, he had to work to master his art. He had to put his shoulder into it.
God’s spirit may run in our veins, but to become like Christ requires work on our part. We have to love God and keep his commandments. That can be hard. Yet, when we master our goal, no one will be able to look at us and see anyone other than Jesus.
Pistachio foils his enemy’s plans by hard work and determination. He saves his family by taking on the characteristics of someone else.
That’s exactly what Jesus wants of us, for us to spoil the devil’s plans by loving God and keeping his commandments. When we do, we take on the image of Christ, and everyone we touch is better because of it.
We don’t draw others to Christ. It’s the likeness of Jesus in us that tempts the needy to seek him.
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