UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHTEOUS FROM THE EVIL

“OUTWARDLY YOU LOOK LIKE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE, BUT INWARDLY YOUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH HYPOCRISY AND LAWLESSNESS.” MATTHEW 23:28

This scripture in Matthew quotes Jesus as he is talking to the Pharisees. The Pharisees would walk around with their heads held high, looking as pompous as they could. They made sure that others noticed them. Afterall, they were important and should be treated as such, or so they thought. Do you know any Pharisees today? Do you know anyone who walks around claiming they know Jesus and talking as though they are perfect in his word? Just how do we discern who actually is a Christian from those who say they are? It is important that you and I, as followers of Jesus, live our lives the way Jesus would have us live them. We stray away from the evil around us and do the things within God’s Word. We love others, we are patient with others, we do things for others, we are humble and not self-promoting. We don’t blow our own horns and brag about who we are or what we can or cannot do. We just live and strive for a life that is as pure in Jesus as possible. We should watch others closely. If they are professing to be a Christian but their lives are demonstrating the ways of the world, then there is probably some concern. We need to be careful. There are people in this world who are false in who they say they are and what they say they can do. Are they living a life of godliness or are they living a life that demonstrates the ways of the world. Are they saying one thing and doing another? How we live our lives come from our hearts. It is how we believe. Words are just words. But actions speak from the heart. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!