The scripture for today, February 10, is James 2:10 as found in the New Testament of the Bible:
Do we pray on Sunday and curse on Monday? Do we sing on Sunday and lie on Monday? Do we recite a scripture on Sunday and mock someone on Monday?
On the other hand, do we use this as an excuse not to go to church? Do we refuse to attend because there are hypocrites in the church? Do we refuse to go to work because there are hypocrites there who talk behind the boss’s back? Do we refuse to go to school because there are hypocrites there who would skip school if they could? Do we refuse to go to sporting events because there are hypocrites there that would literally “kill the umpire” if they could?
Even Jesus had a hypocrite among his 12 Apostles ~ Judas. That didn’t stop him from doing what was needed to save us from hell.
In a sense we are all hypocrites because we go to church and sing songs about giving everything for Jesus, then we go home and don’t. Or we sing songs about going into all the world and teaching the gospel, then we go home and don’t. Or we talk about the importance of praying for everyone around us and their loved ones, then we go home and don’t.
Let us look at ourselves as others do ~ and as God does.
Thumbs up Katheryn! The world is not ready to hear it, but we surely need too!
Let us keep on keeping on.