Do We Pretend or Do We Pray?
<<The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.>> (Matthew 23: 2-3) Do we pray for applause, do we praise for recognition?. Do we preach to get "uhm-uhms" or "yesses!" or "Amen!" or "Preach!" Do we preach or serve in our communities or "volunteer" for standing ovations? Do we publish Christian posts, blogs, YouTube videos, sermons, vlogs and so on to satisfy our fleshly desires? Are we seeking popularity? Do we wanna be on stage? Likes? Followers? "clap-claps"? Human praise? In the book of John, Chapter 12, the leaders of the Jews acted with hypocrisy <<For they loved human praise more than praise from God.>> John 12:43. The bible warns us against hypocrisy that is prevalent in the Christian community, among both leaders and f...