Hypocrisy… Jesus doesn’t tolerate it… in any of creation…
There was a fig tree… leafed out… looking as if it was full of fruit…
Jesus… being hungry… went to the tree… to be filled…
but there was no fruit in its branches…
Then… there were these teachers of the Law… Pharisees… scribes…
they looked to all… as if they would bear spiritual fruit to fill the people… but their ways… empty… corrupt…
So He told parables… exposing their hearts…
Jesus has no patience for those who are hypocrites… posers… self-deceptive…
He longs for integrity of heart…
He hung out with… had grace for…sinners… because they knew what they were… they knew their need…
But the religious Jewish elite… put on a big show… and bore no nourishing spiritual fruit… only burdens of tradition… and the laws of men…
Even though the tax collectors… and harlots… said No to God at first… they did what He asked…
But the Pharisees… those who said Yes with their mouths… did not do God’s will…
Like the fig tree… it’s not how you look… it’s what you bear…
No… Jesus has no use… for those who say one thing… and do another…
He bears it now… for a time… but in the end…
How are you when it comes to hypocrisy…? do you do what you say…? is your life the same in private…? as it is in public…?
Maybe it’s time to ask… Am I bearing fruit… for Him…?
There’s always something to consider… on this journey… with Him…
This week’s readings…
Monday… Matthew 23
Tuesday… Matthew 24
Wednesday… Matthew 25
Thursday… Matthew 26:1-35
Friday… Matthew 26:36-75
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