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Warning For Hypocrites5

[Matt 23:13-22]

/ Anne's Faith Column 

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

In today's word,

Jesus gives us

teaching, rebuking

 

 

 

the abominations

of teachers of the

law and Pharisees.

 

 

 

They neglected to

preach the word of God,

rather became an obstacle

to preaching the word,

 

 

 

and distorted and

corrupted the truth of God.

 

 

Then, what does God

want me to do through

this word?

 

 

 

Like a foolish guide

who left the truth of

God by hypocrisies,

 

 

maybe I'm not a

blind hypocrite?

 

 

 

The one who keeps

not only oneself

and Pharisees.

coming to the Lord!

 

 

 

When the essence

of truth is deviated,

distorted, and corrupted,

it gets to lose its purity.

 

 

 

So the Lord

speaks to me today.

 

 

 

He urgently commands that

now it is time to establish

a new view of value ​​

and faith!

 

 

 

So I want to reflect

on myself again this time!  

 

 

 

Neglecting to preach

the word of God,

haven't I stuck to

rather my own position

than the Kingdom of God

 

 

 

and counsels me so that

Q.T (quiet time) may

not be formal and

a means to show. 

 

 

 

With stubborn prejudice

and a view of faith

that deviated

from the essence,

 

 

 

boasting of the years

of faith maturity, maybe

I'm not being arrogant?

 

 

 

Stuck in my own law, 

haven't I condemned

 even others by my own? 

 

 

 

Or by my contradictory

behavior, haven't I  hurt my

fellow believers' pure faith?

 

 

 

I hear the voice of God

once again:

"Consider yourself!"

 

 

 

Then,

what do I have to do?

 

 

 

1) I must not take

the initiative of God,

and make decisions.

 

 

 

There are times when

I decide ll the schedules

at my disposal and act

on my emotions.

 

 

 

I reflect on this,

and I think I should

do things that

truly please God.

 

 

2)I have to repent fo

r trying to condemn others.

Coming to God,

 

 

 

I will no more cover up

my shame, or make

excuses.

 

 

 

3) I have to take

hypocritical experts

of law or the Pharisees

as mirrors, and

check myself.

 

 

 

I will put these

into practice starting

from the district

that belongs to me,

 

 

 

and I will try not to

repeat such behavior.

 

 

 

4) I have to depend

on the Holy Spirit

who always counsels me

 

 

 

so that -"Q.T (quiet time)"

may not be formal and

a means to show. 

 

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Lord!

 

 

Let me have wisdom

and understanding not

to be like a hypocrite.

 

 

 

Amen

 

 

1992/05/14 (Thu)

 

/ By Priscilla