“You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:”
Matthew 15:6 (NIV)
Do you ever thank God for the Pharisees and teachers of the law?
Do we notice how much wonderful truth came from our Lord in His confrontations with them?
Here we have THE biblical definition of hypocrisy.
We are a hypocrite if we honour God with our lips, but our hearts are far from Him.
If our lips and our hearts are not in sync - we are a hypocrite.
Are we are a hypocrite when we thank God for all His blessings in our lives, but won’t speak of the anger we have in our heart towards Him because of what He allowed our loved one to go thru?
Are we a hypocrite when we tell people God is good to us, but inside we are devastated over the state of our marriage and our family?
Are we a hypocrite when we call Jesus Lord but refuse to honour our parents?
Are we a hypocrite when ……? – you fill it in
The disciples knew that Jesus offended the Pharisees, by calling them hypocrites - and in this offense we see the cure - if we are willing to taste it. Offense will cure us if we are willing to endure its bitter taste, it will change to sweet honey which brings life, when it is combined with repentance.
Oh Holy Spirit offend us today.
Send an angel, even our spouse to offend us with their words.
That we may see the hypocrisy in us, and turn and be healed.
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