Sixth Woe

PRAYER: Dear God, I pray that Your Word is reaching those who are hungry for You. I pray that a diligent spirit is pressing upon each person's heart, to be more purposeful in Your Word; reading it, studying it, letting it build inside of their hearts and minds. LORD, I pray that we each turn away from all worthless things in our lives and give our whole hearts to You; the living God. All of our concerns are easy for You. Strengthen Your disciples LORD and encourage us to remain true to the faith. Let us not be discourage by the many hardships that we must go through on this earth but be delighted and full of hope and joy because of the loving God that we serve. Thank You for knowing us, knowing our hearts and our thoughts. Continue to search us, O God, test us and see if there is any offensive way in us. Lead us in the way everlasting. In Jesus' name, I love You. Amen

MATTHEW 23 part 9

SEVEN WOES:

6th Woe-

^{Jesus speaking to the crowds and to his disciples:}

²⁷ Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead man's bones and everything unclean. ²⁸ In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

This issue was so important Jesus stayed on the subject of outward appearance versus what is on the inside, for a while. Again, Jesus condemned the Pharisees and religious leaders for outwardly appearing upright and holy but inwardly remaining full of corruption and greed. If you are living to impress people, you're wasting your time. Let's not play with God. He is not asking you to be anything that you're not. So don't worry if you don't know every verse in the Bible by heart, word for word, in every translation. Don't worry that you don't act like the person next to you. Don't worry that you don't make it to church every Sunday. Be concern about your relationship with God. Make sure it is a genuine relationship with Him and trust me everything will fall into place. You'll want to know more of His Word, you'll discover more about yourself through God's perspective and rebuke what this world has told you. His ways will grow within you, overcoming all the other methods you use to make decision. Because your focus is on the right One, you will be able to discern His advice through others, from His Word and by His Spirit. It will no longer be a guessing game. You won't know it all, but you will know enough and have an assurance in making your steps on this earth-even when it doesn't make sense to you or others.

Last Good News stated: Living our Christianity merely as a show for others is like washing only the outside of a cup. When we are clean on the inside, our cleanliness on the outside won't be a sham. Living LIFE merely as a show for others is wrong. Live life getting to know the One who gave it to you and making decisions out of love. This will take us far.

JESUS IS REAL, YOU CAN BE REAL TOO!