A good example preaches a powerful sermon.
Read: Matthew 23:1-13
A woman in Oregon was caught driving 103 miles per hour with her 10 year old grandson in the car. When she was stopped by the police, she told them she was only trying to teach him never to drive that fast. I suppose she wanted him to do as she said, not as she did.
The Pharisees and teachers of the law seemed to have a similar problem. Jesus had a scathing assessment of them: They were spiritually bankrupt. He held these two groups directly responsible for this sad spiritual condition. As the successors of the law-giver Moses, they were responsible for expounding the law so that people would walk in God’s ways and have a genuine and vibrant relationship with the Lord (Deut. 10:12-13). But their personal interpretation and application of the law became more important than God’s law. They did not practice what they preached. What they did observe was done, not to bring glory to God, but to honour themselves. Jesus exposed who they were - image manager, posers and hypocrites.
The test of the effectiveness of following Jesus is not just in what we say but in how we live Are we telling others God’s Word and doing what it says? Let’s model by words and actions what it means to follow Him. - Marvin Williams
Christians, remember you bear His dear name,
Your lives are for others to view;
You are living examples - men praise you or blame,
And measure your Saviour by you. Anon
PRAYER:-
³ Ask God to make us holy and righteous, yourself included. If you have any sinful habits or tendencies ask God to break them right here, right now. Pray that God would use our holiness to reflect His glory and majesty. Pray that many would be drawn to Him through our holiness.
³ Pray for the work of RI in the local schools.
³ Pray that our chaplains would have a great witness to Christ in the schools.
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