Daily Reading

I'm heading out of town for the next few days and may not have access to the web - so I'm going to post the reading for Thursday, April 7 & Friday, April 8. Thursday: Matthew 22:33-23:12; Psalm 27:8-14; Proverbs 6:27-35 Friday: Matthew 23:13-39; Psalm 28:1-9; Proverbs 7:1-5 The religious leaders are still asking questions & Jesus is still giving amazing answers, to the point that the religious leaders have decided to no longer question Him. ('cause He's making them look bad!) Now Jesus launches into a sermon & here's the gist of it: God does not like hypocrites! Don't say one thing & do another. Above all don't force someone to do something you yourself aren't willing to do. And absolutely DO NOT put yourself in a position of power or teaching in the church if you are not willing to be a humble servant of the LORD & ensure that everything you teach lines up with the Scriptures. It's not about looking holy, or even acting holy. It's about BEING holy. And the only way we humans will ever be holy is to fully commit to an on-going, growing relationship with Jesus Christ! You see, we can't do it on our own. Left up to our own devices, we will screw it up every time for God does not look at man the way man looks at man. We judge the outside, God judges the inside.