Are you a lover of the place of honor?
Matthew 23:6-12
“They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in church,
and respectful greetings in the market places,
and being called Paster or Teacher by men.
But do not be called Teacher;
for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Do not call anyone on earth your father;
for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
Do not be called leaders;
for One is your Leader, that is, Christ.
But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled;
and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”
Matthew 23 speaks to all of us who go by the title Christian.
1. As Christians some have the tendency by the way their livers are lived to not draw unbelievers in to the body of Christ and to even repeal them from accepting the Christ Jesus by the way we speak compared to the way we live.
2. Some who go by the title Christian;
Pray long wordy prayers, thinking it will impress God and men.
Thinking they will receive rewards from God and be looked upon as being holy by men,
but instead they are putting them self’s in a position of receiving a greater condemnation.
3. Some worship the church building,
what is in the building, even the building its self,
but forget to worship the one who was sacrificed so that we may be the church.
But rather than looking up to the building or what is in the building we are to worship in heaver who is on the throne of God and by Him who sets on it.
4. Some tithe money, time and things
but forget to give the Lord the things that are important;
justice, mercy and faithfulness,
these should be dune alongside the money, time and things.
5. There are those who will adorn them selves in fine clothing,
perfume and jurally
(name brand expensive items to be seen and admired)
but not taking care of the filth with in themselves,
being full of self-indulgence.
Looking wonderful (holy) on the out side
but the inside is death lacking a true relationship with Christ our Lord,
living a life that is unclean before Father God and Christ Jesus.
And what dose Father God call and have to say about and to those who participate in these behavers?
He says the are blind and calls them for what they are,] Hypocrites, and He says “Woe to you.”
The attributes shown above are those of someone seeking honor for themselves,
not of someone who is honoring Father God nor Christ our Lord.
Matthew 23:12
“Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled;
and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
Enough said?