November 1 2020

Bible Reading

A Warning Against Hypocrisy

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honour at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Have you heard of a ‘show-off’?  Someone who like to call attention to themselves, who wants to be told how great they are at something.  This is what the Pharisees are up to in the passage above only Jesus does not like it, He doesn’t like them being proud and thinking that they are better than anyone else, Today Jesus tells us that we should live humbly. That means that instead of calling attention to how special we are (and showing-off for others), that we should be modest and remember that in God’s eyes we’re no more – or less important – than others.  Remember to do things because they’re right. Not because someone is watching.  How do you humbly reflect Gods love?

Prayer

Dear God, You are so wise.  Please give me a humble heart that is willing to listen to you.  Amen

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