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In today’s daily word of God, we read where Jesus criticizes the religious leaders. He warns the people and His followers to heed to the word that the teachers of the law give, but to not follow the way that they live. In other words, He was telling them that the religious leaders were hypocrites. Although the teachers of the law and the Pharisees knew what the word said, their hearts were far from God.
It is the same way even now in the church. We see many Pastors and leaders who get up before the people and give what thus says the Lord, but they themselves do not obey the Lord. They speak the truth, but do not live the truth. They are stubborn, rebellious and their hearts are far from God. This is a very powerful passage and this is meat not milk. I pray you will take time today and meditate on this word as it blesses your soul.
Jesus Criticizes the Religious Leaders
Then Jesus spoke to the people and to his followers.
He said, “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees have the authority to tell you what the Law of Moses says.
So you should obey them.
Do everything they tell you to do.
But their lives are not good examples for you to follow.
They tell you to do things, but they don’t do those things themselves.
They make strict rules that are hard for people to obey.
They try to force others to obey all their rules.
But they themselves will not try to follow any of those rules.
“The only reason they do what they do is for other people to see them.
They make the little Scripture boxes they wear bigger and bigger.
And they make the tassels on their prayer clothes long enough for people to notice them.
These men love to have the places of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues.
They love for people to show respect to them in the marketplaces and to call them ‘Teacher.’
But you must not be called ‘Teacher.’
You are all equal as brothers and sisters.
You have only one Teacher.
And don’t call anyone on earth ‘Father.’
You have one Father.
He is in heaven.
And you should not be called ‘Master.’
You have only one Master, the Messiah.
Whoever serves you like a servant is the greatest among you.
People who think they are better than others will be made humble.
But people who humble themselves will be made great.
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