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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Spiritually Unclean!
Jesus answered, "You are all hypocrites. Isaiah was right
when he spoke about you. Isaiah wrote, 'These people say they
honor me, but they don't really make me an important part of
their lives. Their worship of me is for nothing. The things
they teach are only rules that people have made.' You have
stopped following the commands of God. Now you follow the
rules you got from other people."
-- Mark 7:6-8 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
We try to be nice in today's politically correct environment. However,
some truth -- God's truth -- is just simply the real truth. When people
fake their religious devotion or when they bend God's Word to justify
the way they want to live, then it is hypocrisy no matter who they are.
Jesus hates hypocrisy. Jesus will not let folks sink into hypocrisy and
pretend with them that they are righteous. So what do we do with these
harsh words from Jesus? First, we need to ask ourselves if we are
guilty of the sin Jesus condemns! After all, in one way of viewing
things, aren't we the religious ones today? If we are guilty, then
let's change and put our lives where our mouths are! Second, we need to
not be so bashful with each other when hypocrisy creeps into our lives.
We need to lovingly and humbly help each other identify and correct any
hypocrisy. Hypocrisy destroys our hearts and ruins the influence of
Jesus' people on the world!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O God, always righteous and yet boundlessly merciful, please forgive
me. I confess that I have sometimes sinned because I'm weak and have
stumbled. However, there have been times when I've been criticizing
others for their sin, yet allowed myself to do what I know was not
right. Correct me gently and humble me tenderly so I can serve you
without hypocrisy. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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