Introduction: We have many pictures that can be seen in the spiritual sense in the animal world.
They make good illustrations on right and wrong. Today we are going to look at chameleons and
some truths about them and then apply them with the Word of God.
THE DESCRIPTION OF CHAMELEONS
The Chameleon is a tree-dwelling lizard having the ability to change color and to move each eye independently. The color change is involuntary, contrary to common belief, and is brought about by light, temperature, and nervous stimulation such as anger or fear. It is not related to the color of the substance on which the chameleon happens to be.
Under ordinary conditions, the rough skin of the chameleon is a dull brownish-green. Under stresses of fear or anger, the color changes to a vivid green; it turns brown or yellowish-gray in response to hunger, low temperatures, and strong sunlight. The males of some species may display a brilliant red loose fold of skin under the throat during courtship or in combat.
What Color Is a Chameleon?
A chameleon is able to change its skin color quickly. This lizard may be green, yellow, or white one minute, and brown or black the next. Chameleons also may become spotted. Body chemicals control the chameleon’s color. Many people believe chameleons change color to blend with their surroundings in order to hide from predators. This, however, is not true. Chameleons actually change their color
depending on the air temperature or the amount of light, though most often the animal change color because of its mood.
The skin of a chameleon is see-through, or transparent. The chameleon has cells underneath this skin that contain pigment (a natural substance that controls the color of tissues in animals). By increasing the size of certain pigment cells and decreasing the size of other pigment cells, the chameleon changes color. For instance, if a chameleon decreases the size of its black-pigment cells and increases the size of its yellow, its skin changes from black to yellow.
There are about 90 species of chameleon known. They are native to Africa, Spain, Madagascar, India, and Sri Lanka. Unlike most lizards, the chameleon is not slender and swift. Including the tail the length of some pygmy chameleons is four inches. The largest species, found in East Africa, is almost two feet long. The head has a hood like rear projection. Its feet are adapted to grasping, each foot having five toes arranged in pincer-like groups of two and three. The tail can be wrapped around twigs. The large eyes can be rotated, either independently of each other or in unison. The eyelids form a circular fold with a small central opening. The sticky, blunt-tipped tongue of the chameleon is almost as long as its body. It darts rapidly from the mouth at insects, which make up the chameleon's diet.
THE DANGER OF CHAMELEONS IN THE BIBLE
The passage I read earlier shows what Satan’s ministers can turn themselves. They look like ministers. They talk like them. They act like them. Yet the whole time they are nothing more than Satan’s men.
One of the best examples of this is Judas Iscariot. He was with the Lord Jesus and the rest of the disciples. You would have never known that he was a minister of Satan up to the time he betrayed the Lord.
The Bible has some stern words for these types of ministers in Matthew 7:21-24
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Anything done by these people is nothing but sin. It may seem that they healed a few folks or built some orphanages or some other type of “Christian” ministry or work, but it is for nothing except to make their punishment more horrible in hell.
Beware of Human Chameleons
Now how do we relate this to us? There are some here who say the right words around us. They come regularly. They try to act like us but in reality they are nothing more than a chameleon. One day this will catch up with you.
Some think that they are fooling us but I am not a fool. I have seen much and hear much and not easily fooled as I was years ago. You know who is the biggest fool. You are!
Right now God is speaking to your heart and you know I have your number. But really the Holy Spirit is calling you come away from your lie and get right with God.
Finally, There is no shame in admitting you have sinned against God with your lie. In fact, there is forgiveness available for you.
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us.” 1st John 1:7-10
You may have been raised in a Christian home but you are a chameleon. It is time to get right
with God today.
