{"id":5299,"date":"2022-02-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2022-01-25T08:43:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:43:04","slug":"hypocrite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/04\/hypocrite\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPOCRITE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> Exodus 19:16-21:21 ESV<\/a>, Matthew 23:13-39 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 28:1-9 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 7:1-5 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cBut woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites<\/em><\/strong>! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.\u201d (Matthew 23:13 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUPOKRITES (5273): <\/strong>\u201cOne who answers,\u201d; then \u201ca stage-actor;\u201d It was a custom for Greek and Roman actors to speak in large masks with mechanical devices for augmenting the force of the voice; hence the word became use metaphorically of a dissemble, a hypocrite.\u201d It is found only in the Synoptists, and   always used by the Lord.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God sees behind the mask.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One common complaint I hear about Christ-follower\u2019s, \u201cThey\u2019re hypocrites. They act one way on Saturday and another way on Sunday.\u201d  Yep, we sin on Saturday and show up to worship the Lord on Sunday, including me.  No matter how hard I try, I will always falter.  As human beings, God knows we will sin.  We can\u2019t help ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight times in Matthew 23, Jesus tells of the woes that befall hypocrites.  Sin separates us from God, dividing the mind and causing a broken relationship with God.  The peace that surpasses all understanding leaves us when we knowingly go against God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accept your imperfections.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of hiding your sinful nature, accept it as part of life.  Since I began writing devotionals, I spend more time in God\u2019s word than ever.  Yet I still sin.  Errant thoughts will run through my head so fast; I don\u2019t know where they originate.  Yet they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.\u201d (James 5:16 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confession conquers hypocrisy.  Overcoming our sinful nature requires honesty, not hiding.  Becoming vulnerable about our struggles draws us closer to God and others.  As I grow closer to God, He makes me more sensitive to my sin.  The quicker I acknowledge and confess my sinful ways, the better my relationship with God.  Right living requires daily surrender to God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confess your sins daily.  Acknowledge God in all your ways.  Experience life to the fullest by accepting your humanity, allowing God to work through your weaknesses.  In Him, we find perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[i]<\/a> Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Word Study) (p. 99). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Exodus 19:16-21:21 ESV, Matthew 23:13-39 ESV, Psalm 28:1-9 ESV, Proverbs 7:1-5 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cBut woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.\u201d (Matthew 23:13 ESV) HUPOKRITES (5273): \u201cOne who… Continue reading HYPOCRITE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5304,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5299\/revisions\/5304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}