““Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23:23-26‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/bible/59/mat.23.23-26.esv
All,This stands out because Jesus says, “For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.” Are we rich? Andy Stanley says we are rich if we have a house for our cars. If half the world makes less than $1,500/year, then everyone in the US is rich. Can our lifestyles seem self-indulgent by the half that makes less than $1,500/year? If we are in the judgement seat tonight, could we be convicted of self-indulgence? I think I would be. Please pray that we and our friends see ourselves as managers of God’s resources and not owners. Please pray for Wes and David’s group.