Don’t Be Prideful but Be Authentic
After Peter’s dramatic confession
of Jesus as the Christ, the Son
of the living God, Jesus began to
shew unto His disciples how He
must go to Jerusalem and suffer
many things of elders and chief
priests, be killed & be raised again
the third day. After preparing
His disciples for the unexpected
events which would soon take
place, Jesus begins His final
journey to Jerusalem. Arriving
to a hero’s welcome, He is hailed
as King while making His humble
entrance into the city. It’s now the
final week of Christ’s earthly life.
Lord, help us to Be Authentic:
You must obey the Pharisees and
do everything they tell you. But
do not do what they do, for they
do not practice what they preach…
The greatest among you will be
your servant. For those who exalt
themselves will be humbled and
those who Humble themselves
will be exalted (Matt 23:1-12).
Woe to you, teachers of the law,
you hypocrites! You give a tenth
but you have neglected the more
important matters of the law –
justice, Mercy and faithfulness.
You should have practised the
latter, without neglecting former.
Woe to u Pharisees, hypocrites!
For you are so careful to clean
the outside of the cup & the dish,
but inside you are filthy. First Wash
the Inside… and then the outside
will become clean too (v13-26).
Lord, help us to focus on You God
rather than ourselves; and replace
our self-centredness with Humility.
Help us also to lead a way of life
that furthers the kingdom of God
and based on serving others.
Help us Lord to have a Servant
mindset in service and live out
our Christianity in truth. Help us
to do justly, love mercy and
Walk Humbly before You. Amen.
Lord, the world judges others
by what they look like and what
they believe. I know that You are
a holy God and that sin grieves U.
But let my judgment be reserved
for my own heart first & foremost.
Help me to Show Mercy to my
brother rather than condemnation.
Help me Extend Grace to others
for You extend grace to me. Amen
Lord, we realise it’s so easy to fall
into the trap of being judgmental.
It’s so easy to point out tiny faults
in others that annoy us and yet
we ignore the shortcomings the
size of camels in Our Own Lives.
Even when we feel as if we have
arrived without much imperfection,
we still have a camel of pride in us.
Help us Offer Our Hearts and minds
daily to U God so that Your grace
can redeem our failures. Amen.