“They do all their deeds to be seen by others.” (Matthew
23:5)
*Look to "Modern Day
Pharisee: PT. 1" for more context*
How To Be A Modern Day
Pharisee:
4) Do things for
people, not for Jesus. The
modern day Pharisee serves to get the approval of people rather than God; doing
“acts” that catches everybody’s attention. They join ministry with the hope of
a title or being noticed by others. They serve to the point of sweat when people
notice, but are unwilling to do anything in secret. Their hearts appear to want
to serve and love God, but they are whitewashed tombs.[1]
The modern day Pharisee hears the words of Jesus, “The greatest among you shall
be your servant” and believe that because they “do” they are servants.[2]
They love the applause of the crowd rather than God. God becomes their
secondary, if not last, motive in serving their neighbor. The modern day Pharisee
can only give honor to God when others give honor to him (the Pharisee). When the
Pharisee is stripped of their position, they feel useless, because they never
served God…they served their place of honor. The modern day Pharisee consumes
all of God’s glory and in the process forgets the true One who deserves the
glory. The true servant serves God and God's mission for them, to love, depends on the
audience of One, not many.
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