Luke
11:43-49
43
“What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in
the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the
marketplaces. 44 Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in
a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping
on.”
45
“Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in what
you just said.”
46
“Yes,” said Jesus, “what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For
you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger
to ease the burden.
49
This is what God in his wisdom said about you: ‘I will send prophets and
apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’
How many people in organized pulpits as well as
people with religious opinions behave as if they are the experts in religious
laws? These very people spout negativity or defame those they don’t agree with
in the name of the “law.” Any person who is savvy in social media can wave a
religious flag and spout opinions that do not reflect the Gospel. These people
have captive audiences that can easily be deceived.
· Beware
of what you believe and who you believe.
· Read
the Bible and get God’s revelation for you.
· Knowing
God keeps you from falling victim to the religious experts.
· If
something doesn’t feel right, stop it.
· If
God moves you in a different direction, go that direction.
· Don’t
let religious laws keep you from God’s path.
· If
your religious traditions aren’t working, change things.
Examine what and why you believe. Ask the Lord to
reveal his heart to you. Remember that Christ saw through those Pharisee
hearts.
He sees through your expert heart.
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