Pretenders

Today’s reading: Matthew 23:13-39

“So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” - ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23:28‬ ‭ESV‬‬

There are really two things at play in this life:

1) Who we are.

2) What we do.

Jesus calls these religious “leaders” hypocrites. Matthew uses the Greek word hypokritēs; it can also be translated as “pretenders.”

What they were doing was coming from a place of fraudulence.

This should be one of our greatest fears as Christians. It is the danger that what we are doing becomes more and more distant from who we are becoming.

Want to be a more devoted follower of Jesus? Want transformation to take place in your life? Let God do what He has always wanted to do. Allow Him to transform you internally so that your obedience to Him can flow freely.

Pursue first.

Walk in faith second.

Be amazed at what God can do in your life today and every day here on out.