The thought begins in the Bible verse; please take the time to read it first . . . Daily Family Devotions MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 “WHEN IS IT WRONG - ? ” SCRIPTURE: Matthew 23:23-28 A teenage girl was apprehended by the police for stealing a valuable piece of jewelry from a friend of her mother’s. When her parents were informed that she was being held for theft, they were outraged . . . “She is not a thief! She didn’t need the jewelry - she has all the money she can possibly need.” What constitutes wrong? Is an act any less wrong because the person accused of it is “nice”? What is a nice person - one who is popular, wealthy, educated? A drunkard in skid-row is looked on with disgust - but tolerated with amusement at a “nice” party. The same act of immorality which brings looks of distaste in a tenement, suddenly loses its coarseness in “polite” society. Lying, infidelity, godlessness and dishonesty are never taken lightly by God, nor weighed according to who commits them - for these are indications of a person’s spiritual or inner state. Jesus was looking through the rich robes of the Pharisees when He condemned their hypocrisy - straight to the heart of the matter, to the soul which was dying of spiritual malnutrition. How much of your conduct is being excused because you are a “nice person”? If you stood in rags - or before Christ - how would it appear then? Prayer: Father, teach me that You always look at the heart, and that men, too, soon learn to know what lies beneath the niceties of life. Grant me purity and honesty before Thee. AMEN
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:59:00 +0000
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