Uncle Ernie, who was one of my teachers at Bible school – he is now with the Lord – used to tell stories in his sermons.

The following illustrates what happens when we try to be someone we are not:

A man in California was looking for a job and inquired at a zoo. He was told that the gorilla of the zoo had died and needed to be replaced. He was asked, “Are you willing to take the role of the gorilla?”  “Sure,” the man said and put on the gorilla costume.

He scratched himself as all apes do, and swung himself  from one branch to the other.

But one day he lost his balance and ended up in the enclosure of the lions.

The lion hissed at him and the gorilla cried, “Help me! Help me!” Then the lion said, “Shut up, or both of us will be without a job.”

We are only sinners, who are saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I surely like that image!