Today's passage from the Bible In a Year Reading Plan is Psalms 31-33, Matthew 23
“Woe to you, teachers of the law & Pharisees, you hypocrites!”
Jesus condemns the religious leaders in chapter 23. He not only gives them a serious tongue lashing but goes on to say that they won’t enter heaven & neither will those who follow them.
Vs 13 - “You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.”
This is a pretty serious consequence. What did they do to deserve this?
They did not murder, lie, cheat, steal....they were hypocrites.
They didn’t care about being holy, they only acted holy in order to receive the admiration & praise of the people. Their hearts weren’t changed by God.
You see, it’s not just the “big” sins that are the “bad” ones. God know our hearts & that’s what matters to him.
We need to be genuine in our faith. Not only for our sakes but also for those around us. How can we lead someone to Christ if we don’t really know him ourselves?
Let’s not just act committed to Christ but really be committed to him.
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: Psalms 34-36, Matthew 24:1-31
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