No Place For The Hypocrite

"He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him."  Job 13:16. In no place other than God can salvation be found.  God saves from sin, disaster, affliction, and all other earthly maladies.  Indeed, God is the One who saves.  But whom does He save?  Because a hypocrite has no place before Him, God saves those who are sincere.  Job had indeed maintained his integrity.  His affliction was not because of sin that he had committed.  The hypocrite seeks salvation without integrity.  The hypocrite professes to be of high character and unblemished spirit.  That which is claimed by the hypocrite is not the true personality.  The heart of the hypocrite is blackened, and thus, cannot truly see himself.  But, others see him.  And, God surely knows him.  God will not allow one who claims, but does not do, to come into His holy presence.  A heart that sees its own misdeeds can come into the presence of He who desires to save.  God wants us to see our sin, and thus, our need of His salvation.  Let us remove the garments of hypocrisy, and come to the God who promises to save us.