Getting Right

Have you ever found yourself correcting others under your breath? How about out loud?

Have you found yourself being an elitist ... feeling superior because of your standing in the community, or your education?

Well in the interest of being honest, I was brought up in Philadelphia, PA ...where when it comes to sports everybody seems to believe that they are better coaches, managers, GM’s and owners than anyone else. Okay, admittedly we can be a bit over-the-top at times.

Well here’s a snapshot of what Jesus says about that in Mark 7, “Some take pride in what they do, others (The Pharisees) take pride in finding out what others do wrong.”

We’ve all heard or known these people. (Maybe we’ve even been one of them at some time.) The world is full of such people who believe that they know better than us, then everyone else. Some even profess to knowing more than God!

The know-it-alls take pride (now there’s a scary word)...

For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. (John 2:16

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. (Proverbs 11:2)

...The know-it-alls take pride in knowing what others do wrong, not right, not right ...but what they do wrong.

Maybe today we can focus on Jesus’ response, where he quotes Isaiah 29:13,

13 And so the Lord says,

“These people say they are mine.

They honor me with their lips,

but their hearts are far from me.

And their worship of me

is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.*

 

Let’s get right with God!

Let’s get our worship right!

Let’s get our hearts right!

Pray on...

Song: Hallelujah (Album: Chapel Songs)